What does 'Om Telolet Om' mean?

That's the question on some of the biggest DJs' minds. It happened all at once, around noon on Tuesday, Dec. 20. Seemingly without warning, the dance music Twitterverse exploded with tweets of this mysterious phrase.

Indonesian Twitter users have been tweeting about the “Om Telolet Om” phenomenon almost non-stop for 12 hours. The telolet has become a national trending topic. The meme appeared on Facebook almost a month ago.

ZEDD

what may seem like just another funny but meaningless local meme garnered international attention when professional DJs began to pick up on the Indonesian “telolet” meme with producer/DJ Zedd’s tweet Tuesday night.

DJ SNAKE

The attraction of the unique bus honk sound is apparently unique and suddenly major DJs started tweeting about the Om Telolet Om.

Oliver Heldens

Oliver Heldens thought of “omelet” when he heard about the Om Telolet Om meme on Twitter.

The Chainsmokers

The Chainsmokers also questioned what Om Telolet Om means.

Martin Garrix

B Jackers

Marshmello

Firebeatz even came up with a mix in response to the Om Telolet Om discussion.



Billboard also did their homework on this growing “sound” phenomenon and speculated on whether the sound would be heard in future dance anthems.

The video was first uploaded by a Facebook user on Nov. 26 and has since garnered over 1 million views and 44,409 shares on Facebook.

Most Facebook users commented and shared the video with comments such as, “It doesn’t take much money to be happy, just wait for the buses and ask them to honk.”

Many hearts were warmed and entertained watching the happiness of the children when a bus responded to their request.

The “telolet hunter” phenomenon has also created traffic jams in the Jepara area. In anticipation of further traffic jams, the Jepara Police have looked into the matter and have called on bus drivers to not make the telolet sound. However, investigations conducted using a Soundmeter have proved that the honking sound is within a tolerable range of 112, 9 dB (A), with the maximum being 118 db (A).