TikTok AUGH sound: Here's where it actually comes from Who we are Contact Advertise Tips UK Write Tips News Trash Agenda Trends Opinion Guides UK Belfast Birmingham Bournemouth Bristol Brookes Cambridge Cardiff Coventry Durham Edinburgh Exeter Glasgow King's Lancaster Leeds Lincoln Liverpool London Manchester Newcastle Nottingham Oxford Sheffield Soton St Andrews Sussex University of East Anglia Warwick York This is where the ‘AUGH’ sound that’s plaguing your TikTok FYP actually comes from It’s doing my head in 1 month ago Danny Shaw Trends UK I mean there’s no easy way of spelling it, but I’m going for “AUGH”. It’s the sound dominating FYP around the country and perhaps the world. It’s sort of like a groan or a snore and people on TikTok are slipping it into random videos, catching many a scroller off guard. But where does the “AUGH” sound actually come from and how did this TikTok trend come about? Here’s everything we know: Is it a security guard sleeping on a PA system Probs not According to Know Your Meme, the “AUGH” sound started circulating on TikTok back in late 2021. Sometimes referred to as the “goofy ahh” sound, it is rumoured to have come from a video that went viral on Twitter in 2020. In the video, a Chinese security guard allegedly falls to sleep on top of a loudspeaker device. He then begins to snore loudly. Live Snoring Broadcasted. This clip spread on China's social media shows one residential quarter in Chongqing, where someone forgot to turn off the loudspeaker used to inform residents about the latest on the coronavirus outbreak. #nCoV2020 pic.twitter.com/wgWXMOLo1L - Henry Yin (@HenryYinCNA) February 6, 2020 But many think this video is actually fake and that the sound comes from this TikTok in which a Portuguese girl records her grandad’s snoring. @clarabarruscosta Todo dia isso kkkkkk#fy#viralvideo#meme#dormindo_acordado الصوت الأصلي – CLOZ.ASMAR As much as I’d like to believe the security guard story, I think it’s most likely the TikTok audio comes from the Portuguese grandad’s snoring clip. Since then the audio has cropped up everywhere, often without any context at all. Here are some TikTok clips that feature the ‘ AUGH’ sound @e.whitby2310 10th doctor is back queens #doctorwho #davidtennant #primarkfinds AUUGGHH! – H Town @avid.ink it do be like that sometimes #tattoomemes #tattooartist #tattoostudiolife #fyp AUUGGHH! – H Town @snakemfer bro really shidded they pants in the pool # #doodoostains #goodwill #xyzbca #shiddedonem AUUGGHH! – H Town @theofficialbenbailey Bro I just want to make a protein shake #blender #fyp #brokenblender #augh #foryou #foryoupage #gymtok #bodybuilder #fypシ #gym #proteinshake #funny #foryourpage AUUGGHH! – H Town @dndpainting I dont believe it!#alecpaints AUUGGHH! – H Town @itsmacdoogle @BOESHI AUUGHHH – @luke.broski81 There’s no way I do this #foryou AUUGHHH – @pov.danny LOL WTF @thespectacularspooderma1 #fyp #wtf #russia #lol #funny AUUGHHH – @biggest_off #augh AUUGHHH – For more of the best TikTok videos, trends and memes – follow The Holy Church of TikTok on Facebook. 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