Suara perut kosong is Indonesian for the sound of an empty stomach, and the phrase is commonly used online for stomach-growling clips shared as jokes about hunger. Short hunger sounds like this spread through meme videos, reaction edits and short-form comedy, where a single bodily noise can carry a whole gag without dialogue. Its appeal is universal: hunger, dieting and waiting for a meal are experiences almost everyone understands, so creators keep returning to it whenever a scene needs an instant, recognisable sign that someone is starving.