Ambatukam began as a viral clip from creator Dreamybull, whose exaggerated delivery turned the made-up word into a widely remixed meme across TikTok and YouTube in 2022 and 2023. The lobotomy version comes from the later brainrot editing trend, where familiar sounds were slowed, pitched and distorted to match vacant stares and nonsensical image slideshows. By warping a clip people already recognised, creators got an instant shorthand for fried, overstimulated humour, which is why this edit keeps resurfacing in meme compilations and reaction edits.