SkeeYee comes from American rapper Sexyy Red, whose 2023 track of the same name turned her repeated ad-lib into a hook. The phrase spread widely on TikTok in 2023, where users clipped just the shouted word for transitions, entrances and comedy edits separate from the full song. Its short length and distinctive delivery helped it function like a catchphrase, recognised even without music underneath. It remains used as a confident, playful signal in short-form video, long after the original chart run.