The clip is credited to Mister V, the French comedian and YouTuber whose sketches and music made him one of France's biggest online creators. While the exact video it was pulled from is unclear, the phrase 'claqué au sol' — French for 'slammed to the ground' — has taken on a life of its own in French meme culture as a shorthand for decisively finishing something or someone. It circulates on meme soundboards and in edits, where creators pair it with knockouts, dunks, fails and comeback clips celebrating a small victory.