This sound is tied to Subway Surfers, the endless runner mobile game released by Kiloo and SYBO in 2012. Short reaction snippets from the game and its surrounding meme culture spread widely in edits on TikTok, YouTube Shorts and soundboards because they are instantly readable and easy to loop. The "huy" label reflects how listeners spell the brief exclamation rather than an official track name. It remains popular for quick punchline timing, much like the Vine Boom Sound in short-form meme editing.