The clip comes from Kaguya-sama Love is War, the romantic comedy anime adapted from Aka Akasaka's manga, where Yu Ishigami is the gloomy treasurer of the student council. Urusei baka combines urusei, a rude way to say shut up or be quiet, with baka, meaning idiot or fool. Fans clipped Ishigami's outburst and shared it on soundboards and in chat servers as a quick Japanese insult reaction. Its popularity comes from the contrast between his normally withdrawn personality and this sudden, blunt shout, making it reusable far outside the original scene.