“When my bestie casually drops some mind-blowing lore.”
TikTok’s latest viral sound has users expressing disbelief, shock, or flat-out pretending they didn’t hear something they didn’t want to. Welcome to That One Sound, a column by Charlotte Colombo exploring the origins of TikTok’s most popular audio clips. This week, it’s all about the viral “I didn’t hear that” sound—used by over 3,000 TikTokers to share moments that left them utterly aghast.
The Sound
The clip is a snippet of a conversation between two women:
- The first woman says, “She has three, he doesn’t have a job.”
- The second replies simply, “I didn’t hear that.”
TikTokers are using the audio to hilariously convey disbelief or the desire to ignore something outrageous. Examples include:
- “When my bestie randomly drops some mind-boggling lore,” by @_aashhendrix.
- “When the teacher says, ‘assignment due at the end of class,’ after we’ve been laughing all period,” by @salmajabarbique.
- “When my homegirl is venting and accidentally says something that’ll make me hate this [man] forever,” by @st2rgirl.x0.
- “Me in the future if my daughter tells me she’s been talking to someone for five months,” by @brianiquee.
Where Did It Come From?
The sound originated in a video posted by @imjusyon on October 19. In the clip, an off-camera woman says, “She has three, he doesn’t have a job,” prompting an elderly woman on-screen to respond with, “I didn’t hear that.” The first woman then clarifies, “She has three jobs and he doesn’t.”
On-screen text in the video reads: “My reaction when a dusty [man] says he’s gonna make me his [baby momma].” The video, which has since amassed over 957,100 views, has no further context, but the exchange suggests disbelief about a romantic relationship where the woman is hardworking while the man is not.
Why It Resonates
The sound perfectly captures those “Did I just hear that right?” moments that leave us stunned—whether it’s shocking gossip, unexpected bad news, or an outrageous confession. TikTokers have embraced its versatility, using it to highlight everything from everyday annoyances to jaw-dropping revelations.
As the viral trend shows, some things are so unbelievable you just have to pretend you didn’t hear them—and TikTok is here to laugh along with you.
