The skull emoji took on a second meaning in Gen Z slang during the early 2020s, shifting from literal death to meaning something is so funny you are dead from laughing. Sounds tagged with it became quick reaction tools on TikTok, Discord and short form edits, sitting alongside punctuation effects like the vine boom for emphasis. The Matt Rose version is shared under that specific search phrase, which helps creators find the exact beat they heard in another video instead of scrolling through generic skull or laugh reactions for their own edits.