Online, kokot circulates mainly as a short reaction sound in Central European meme culture, where the word itself is already a familiar, crude insult for a foolish or annoying person. Creators lift the one-word clip into gaming videos, fail compilations and short reaction edits because its meaning is instantly clear to Slovak and Czech audiences, even without subtitles. It has stayed in use because it is brief, unambiguous and easy to drop over almost any embarrassing moment, giving a local meme a punch that longer insults cannot match.