This type of short stab effect comes from classic stock sound libraries built for film and television, where editors needed a clean, isolated blade hit that could be dropped onto any scene. As meme editing and short-form video grew, creators reused those library effects for gaming clips, anime edits and prank videos because the sound is instantly readable without context. It now sits alongside other combat hits like the punch sound and bone crack in soundboard collections, used whenever a video needs a fast, exaggerated impact that viewers understand in half a second.