Ditty memes originated from the mobile application Ditty.it, which allowed users to input a short text string that the app would then turn into a rhythmic song accompanied by a background GIF. The meme gained massive popularity in late 2017 and throughout 2018 on platforms like Twitter and Discord. Users often paired innocent-looking backgrounds, like a dancing alien or a spinning donut, with hilariously inappropriate, surreal, or nonsensical lyrics. Despite the app eventually being shut down, the visual style and the specific auto-tuned robotic voice remain iconic symbols of early 'deep-fried' and 'shitposting' internet culture, used to deliver punchlines with an unexpected musical flair.