Bingus the cat became an internet meme that originated on TikTok in 2020. Bingus's rise to fame can be traced back to a TikTok video posted by a user called "oddly_satisfying", and in the video, Bingus is shown with the text "Bingus" and silly background music. Other people started sharing photos of their own Sphynx cats with the name "Bingus," which became a way to describe cats as silly but in an endearing way.