Little is documented about where the kuki kaki recording first came from, so its history is mostly in how it spread as a short shareable soundboard clip. The two second length and simple repeated phrase made it easy to save, repost and drop into edits without editing. Online, creators treat it as a nonsense reaction sound rather than a quote from a known character, using it for babies, pets and goofy characters. That flexibility helped it stay in use across meme pages and short form video, where recognisable silly sounds often outlast their original context.