No confirmed source, creator or year is documented for Tikicat, so it is best understood as a user-shared cat clip that spread through soundboards and short pet videos. Its name joins the idea of a small tiki-style mascot with a cat, while the hahaha tag points to its use as a laughing reaction. Clips like this stay popular because a cat face plus a human-like laugh works in almost any language, needs no setup, and can be reused for guilty pets, funny fails and playful family edits.