The 'Side Eye Cat' meme, often associated with the viral 'Bombastic Side Eye' audio trend, exploded across TikTok and Instagram in early 2023. While not originating from a cinematic film, the 'stars' of these clips are typically domestic felines whose human owners captured their pets' uncannily human expressions of suspicion. In this specific scene, the cat remains largely still but shifts its pupils slowly toward the camera, creating a look of pure, unadulterated judgment. This visual shorthand is now the universal internet language for expressing skepticism, catching someone in a lie, or reacting to 'cringe' behavior. It represents situations where you are 'over it' but choose to let your eyes do the talking. Example captions include: 'Me watching my friend text their ex again' and 'When the boss says we might have to stay late on a Friday.'