Sigma male (or simply sigma) is a term in internet slang used most often to describe the archetype of a male who is a "lone wolf".[1][2]While the name is a product of manospheremessage boards in the 2010s, the term has gained widespread prominence within internet culture, and since the early 2020s, has become an internet meme.[3] Commonly regarded as the "rarest" type of male,[4] a sigma male is typically denoted as an archetype of a male who is similar to the alpha male. Unlike an alpha male, sigma males are more introvertedand seek to dominate themselves, in other words "self-mastery".
