by spork-i-geuss June 17, 2024
Get the Sigmamug. 
An incredibly pretentious, smug person who believes they are somehow more unique and special than everyone else, and allegedly don't need to prove it to anyone (or so they claim).
They also unironically idolize the character, Patrick Bateman from American Psycho, treating him as the archetypal sigma male, when said character is actually a depraved psychopath, necrophile and serial killer who is not even supposed to be likable in the first place and was created by the author, Bret Easton Ellis, as a negative caricature of shallow, materialistic yuppies from the 80s. And no, almost none of these "Sigma" males have actually read American Psycho, nor seen its film adaptation, hence why they completely miss the point of his character and admire him for all the wrong reasons.
by Jo Seff January 27, 2025
Get the Sigma Malemug. by anonymous May 3, 2024
Get the Sigma Chodemug. A human, typically a male, that is so powerful, popular and intelligent. That is always multiple steps in front of Alpha's and Beta's.
You can tell apart a sigma because they will have flock of women chasing the sigma.
You can tell apart a sigma because they will have flock of women chasing the sigma.
Person A: Hey. Did you hear what happened to Kyle?
Person B: No, What happened.
Person A: He challenged a Sigma to a duel.
Person B: Where is he now?
Person A: Dead.
Person B: No, What happened.
Person A: He challenged a Sigma to a duel.
Person B: Where is he now?
Person A: Dead.
by Mr. Bara September 19, 2021
Get the Sigmamug. Outsiders who don’t play the social game and manage to win at it anyhow. Alphas hate Sigmas since they're the only men who don’t accept or at least acknowledge their social dominance. (e.g. Alphas absolutely hate to be laughed at, and Sigma’s can enrage Alpha’s by simply smiling at him.) Everyone else is vaguely confused by them. At parties, he’s the guy who stops by to say hello to a few friends accompanied by a tier-one girl no one has ever seen before. Sigmas often like women, but also tend to be contemptuous of them.
Alphas seemingly rule the roost yet live in a world of constant conflict and hierarchical testing. Sigmas usually acquired their outsider status the hard way; one doesn’t become immune to the social hierarchy by virtue of mass popularity in one’s childhood.
In the event of all-out conflict between a Sigma and an Alpha, the Sigma will vanish. This may count as victory from the Alpha perspective, since he retains his control over the hierarchy. But, the victory can be hollow if the Sigma’s a valuable team member.
The wise Alpha will find a way to let the Sigma do his thing separately, but within the larger context of the team. Think skunk works, or IBM setting up its Boca Raton group to develop the PC without the interference of the larger organization.
Examples include: the Duke of Wellington, Orson Welles, (the artist formerly known as) Prince
Originally coined by Vox Day (going as far back on his blog as 2010) as part of the Socio-Sexual-Hierarchy (SSH)
Alphas seemingly rule the roost yet live in a world of constant conflict and hierarchical testing. Sigmas usually acquired their outsider status the hard way; one doesn’t become immune to the social hierarchy by virtue of mass popularity in one’s childhood.
In the event of all-out conflict between a Sigma and an Alpha, the Sigma will vanish. This may count as victory from the Alpha perspective, since he retains his control over the hierarchy. But, the victory can be hollow if the Sigma’s a valuable team member.
The wise Alpha will find a way to let the Sigma do his thing separately, but within the larger context of the team. Think skunk works, or IBM setting up its Boca Raton group to develop the PC without the interference of the larger organization.
Examples include: the Duke of Wellington, Orson Welles, (the artist formerly known as) Prince
Originally coined by Vox Day (going as far back on his blog as 2010) as part of the Socio-Sexual-Hierarchy (SSH)
"I told Steven we should be friends, and he told me 'no' flat out. What's wrong with him?"
"You're an attention whore, and a Sigma like him has better things to do with his time."
"Like what!?"
"Getting shit done."
"You're an attention whore, and a Sigma like him has better things to do with his time."
"Like what!?"
"Getting shit done."
by StrokeOfGeenius October 15, 2023
Get the Sigmamug. A phrase middle schoolers love to use popularized by a Tiktoker who created a meme by dubbing the audio over a clip of Squidward saying, “Erm, what the sigma?”
Similar to “What the heck?” but with some cringe sprinkled in.
Similar to “What the heck?” but with some cringe sprinkled in.
Middle schooler 1: Hey look, that teacher just picked their nose and flung it on the dry erase board.
Middle schooler 2: What the sigma?
Middle schooler 2: What the sigma?
by Rahschoe May 22, 2024
Get the What the sigma?mug.