Balut is best known online as a short reaction clip rather than a clip tied to a confirmed film, game or show, and its exact original recording is unclear. The word itself refers to a well known Filipino street food, which helps explain why the shout is instantly recognisable to many viewers in the Philippines and in Filipino communities online. As soundboards and short form video grew, the isolated shout was clipped, shared and reused as a standalone joke, separate from any longer video, and it now circulates mainly as a quick meme reaction.