Slang words starting with S

Sigma is slang for someone cool, confident and independent who does their own thing. Kids now mostly say it as a joke, as in "what the sigma?"

A simp is someone who does way too much for a person they like and gets nothing back. Simping means being openly, embarrassingly devoted.

A situationship is slang for a romance that is more than friends but less than partners. It stays unlabeled on purpose.

Skibidi is a nonsense slang word from the Skibidi Toilet YouTube series. Depending on tone it means cool, bad, or nothing at all.

Slay is slang for doing something extremely well or looking amazing. A one-word "slay" is praise, real or playful, for almost any win.

Smh is texting shorthand for "shaking my head." People send it when something is too foolish, wrong, or absurd for words.

A stan is an extremely devoted, sometimes obsessive fan. To stan someone is to support them hard. The word comes from a 2000 Eminem song.

Sus is slang for suspicious or suspect: something feels off, dishonest, or not to be trusted. Among Us made it famous in 2020, but it is far older.

In gaming, a sweat is a player who tries extremely hard to win. They bring tournament effort into matches meant to be casual.