Skibidi, Sigma, Gyat, and More: The New Language of Generation Alpha Leaves Millennial Parents Struggling to Keep Up!

Skibidi, Sigma, Gyat, and More: The New Language of Generation Alpha Leaves Millennial Parents Struggling to Keep Up!

Generation Alpha, which consists of children around the age of 14, has developed a unique language that’s leaving many Millennial parents scratching their heads. These kids, whose slang is influenced by African-American and LGBTQ+ communities, are now using words that parents struggle to understand. As a result, it’s becoming a challenge for parents to keep up with their kids’ conversations.

Some of the slang terms that have become viral among Generation Alpha include “Skibidi”, “Sigma”, “Gyat”, and “Rizz”. The meaning of these terms isn’t immediately clear to older generations, leading to confusion and frustration among parents who need to turn to online resources like Wikipedia just to understand what their kids are saying.

For example, “Skibidi” is a word that gained popularity on YouTube and has both positive and negative meanings depending on the context. “Sigma” comes from the viral “Sigma Male” meme that gained traction on TikTok and is used by kids to mean “cool.” “Gyat” refers to someone who is attractive, while “Gigachad” describes a person who is exceptionally masculine and physically attractive. “Rizz” refers to charm or charisma, and “Mewing” is a term used for exercises meant to improve jawlines. “Sus” means suspicious.

Teachers like Philip Lindsey, who works in middle schools, report that kids use more than two dozen such slang words within a week, making it harder for parents and even teachers to understand the conversations of younger generations.

This new wave of slang has left many parents confused. Some shared their experiences with The Wall Street Journal, highlighting how today’s slang feels like an entirely different language compared to the slang they used when they were young. For example, Kim, a stay-at-home mom, mentioned that, in her generation, there were only a few slang terms, and their meanings were relatively easy to guess. Today, however, the constantly evolving slang leaves parents guessing and searching for definitions.

In one incident, Kim’s 10-year-old niece, Avery, called her uncle “Omega,” which, according to Gen Alpha, refers to the older generation. In another example, Avery referred to a set of colorful pencils as “Slay,” meaning “cool.”

“Beta maxing. Gyat. Gigachad. Baddie. Sigma. Skibidi. The list—and even the definitions and spelling iterations—goes on and on. Parents are wearing noise-cancelling headphones to drown out what they consider nonsense chatter. Others simply wish they could decipher whether they’re… pic.twitter.com/LpoQKR8jJW

— Karthik 🇮🇳 (@beastoftraal) February 6, 2025

As Matt Murray, a Reddit user and parent, puts it: “Modern slang has turned into a foreign language.” Parents are now struggling to decode what their kids are saying, realizing that they have to constantly adapt to the ever-changing language of the younger generation.

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