The phrase comes from Michael Yipes Mendoza commentating Marvel vs Capcom 2 in the mid 2000s, in sets that were later shared widely on YouTube. His fast, improvised commentary turned food brands into slang, and Pringles stuck as shorthand for a player whose defence had been popped open. The clip spread through fighting game forums, stream chats and combo videos, outliving the original matches. It is still quoted whenever a player gets hit repeatedly, alongside other Yipes lines from the same era.