The clip belongs to Portugal's long-running apanhados tradition, the prank calls made for radio and later shared online, where an unsuspecting caller is pushed into an exaggerated, funny reaction. It circulated through collections of Portuguese prank recordings under the TugAs Doidos name, with Xano's line standing out for its blunt, memorable wording. Because the joke needs no setup beyond a bad smell, it travels easily between reaction videos, compilations and social clips, and Portuguese-speaking creators still reuse it whenever a gross-out moment needs an instantly recognisable voice.