Risa de memes, Spanish for meme laughter, began circulating in Spanish-language edits around 2017, when short laugh tracks were added to almost every joke video and WhatsApp forward. Its exact original recording is unknown, but the clip spread because it worked without translation and fit any punchline. It sits alongside other reaction staples like the baby laughing meme and the cat laugh meme in soundboards and meme libraries. Creators still reach for it today for ironic laughter, fake audience reactions and quick comedic punctuation in short vertical videos.