Unlike sounds tied to a clear film or show scene, What The Søren has circulated mainly as a shareable reaction clip passed around on soundboards and in short edits. Its appeal is not a known backstory but the instantly readable confusion in the phrase itself, which lets viewers understand the joke even without context. Creators reuse it as shorthand for disbelief, especially over random screenshots, unexpected messages and absurd video moments, and its longer runtime gives editors room to let a reaction breathe before cutting away.