The 'Yanny or Laurel' meme first exploded in May 2018 after a high school student shared an audio clip from Vocabulary.com on Reddit. The short clip features a computer-generated voice that, depending on the listener's ear sensitivity and the frequency levels of their speakers, sounds like either the word 'Yanny' or 'Laurel.' This phenomenon, similar to 'The Dress' from 2015, quickly went viral across Twitter and Instagram, sparking global debates among celebrities and scientists alike. The meme is typically used to represent subjective reality, highlighting how two people can experience the exact same thing yet perceive it in completely different ways.