Kirupa, haha - yes you better
I’ll find an example, but they do seem to be very common, you’ll know it when you see it.
It’s commonly a logo or text that’s a mask over a block of colour, the block of colour rises beneath it to mark the progress, from bottom to top, hence filling up.
It’s not even like I think they look dreadful, more they just seem to be very, very overused right now