Teemo is one of the original champions in Riot Games' League of Legends, released in 2009, and his laugh emote quickly became one of the game's most spammed sounds. The giggle fits his lore as a cheerful Bandle City scout who is far more dangerous than he looks, which is why opponents find it so irritating. Clips of the laugh spread through YouTube compilations, Twitch streams and gaming forums, and it remains a shorthand for trolling, tilting an enemy, or playing a deceptively cute character.