Find out if you're a sigma who has aura or a delulu chud in danger of being mogged. It’s been a minute since Lifehacker looked at the slang of Generation Z —long enough that Generation...

Gen Z has a reputation for having their own slang– including communication through emojis – and now Gen Alpha is catching up with them with their own language. From “sigma” to “Ohio” to “skibidi,” Gen Alpha is including memes in their everyday vernacular at home, in the classrooms, and online.

Derogatory term describing late Gen Z and Generation Alpha children who spend most of their time staring at phone or tablet screens. The term was popularized in January 2021 after a 21-year-old TikToker criticized Millennial parents for allowing their children excessive screen time, saying, "I need everyone else in my generation to promise that ...

Although Gen Alpha and Gen Z slang often cross over, their fundamental differences are clear. The strange incomprehensible world of Gen Alpha slang is to any outsider, “only in Ohio.”

Sigma/Alpha: "Sigma" refers to a successful lone wolf who avoids social dominance hierarchies, while "Alpha" refers to the dominant person in a group.