Little is documented about the original recording behind Kulpi, so its history is mainly an online one. The clip circulated as a short shareable sound on soundboards and in edited videos, where its brief length made it easy to download, save and reuse across different jokes. Because it is not tied to a single scene or character, creators have adopted it as a flexible reaction cue for memes, gaming moments and everyday mishaps. That portability has kept it in circulation long after many longer, more specific meme sounds have faded from regular use.