The audio comes from GrougaGames, a Brazilian channel, and is taken from its video titled Especial de Ano Novo, where the speaker stretches out minha querida before asking, in disbelief, whether someone has died. Shared as a short clip, it travelled beyond that original video through meme edits and reaction compilations, where its theatrical delivery made it easy to reuse without context. It remains useful because the phrase is instantly recognisable to Portuguese-speaking viewers and the exaggerated tone translates the joke even for listeners who only catch the emotion.