Lindsay said “sigma” is from the same culture as mewing and looksmaxing, trends — according to the New York Times — that claim to help teens look better.

The teen version of “mewing” is a “hush” symbol and touching the jawline to mean, “I can’t talk.” Lindsay tells TODAY.com that “sigma” is a classroom trend.

Millennial mom struggles to translate Gen Alpha kid’s slang — here’s what ‘Ohio’, ‘Sigma’ and ‘mewing’ mean By . Brooke Kato. Published June 19, 2024, 4:43 p.m. ET.

NEW YORK, Feb 6: From “mewing” and “slaying” to “sigma” and “rizz,” the lingo of Gen Alpha is baffling parents more than ever before. “When we had slang, there were only a few phrases that we had to ...

Lindsay said “sigma” is from the same culture as mewing and looksmaxing, trends — according to the New York Times — that claim to help teens look better. One example of “Looksmaxing ...