Miau funk circulated as a TikTok trend sound, where short pet clips and dance edits helped the catchy meow hook travel from one creator to another. Rather than belonging to a single song or artist, it spread through reuse, with each new video reinforcing the joke that a cat sound can carry a funk groove. It sits alongside other viral cat sounds such as miau triste and chipi chipi chapa chapa, which creators use for similar pet humour. Its staying power comes from that contrast: a familiar animal sound set to an energetic beat that works across languages and formats.