The phrase comes from Brazilian Portuguese internet culture, where short spoken clips are shared as reaction audio in memes, short videos and messaging chats. Its appeal is the contrast between the formal-sounding word severely and an everyday confession, which lets creators signal self-awareness without explaining the joke. Because the line is short and easy to understand in context, it has travelled as a reusable punchline for obsessions, collections and guilty pleasures, remaining popular with Portuguese-speaking audiences who recognise the tone immediately.