the skibidi

English

Etymology

Popularized by the "Erm, What the Sigma?" meme which originated around March 2024, although usage dates back to 2020.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

the skibidi

1. (slang, humorous) Used for emphasis after an interrogative word or relative pronoun.

   Synonyms: the heck, the hell, the fuck, the sigma

   What the skibidi is she doing to that cat?

   How the skibidi am I supposed to come up with this month's rent?

   • 2020 October 27, @AvaeliaDerg, Twitter‎^[1]:

     yea may I just ask what the skibidi pa pa fuck was going on today? Suddenly my stream was exploding and I have no clue why. Send emotional help. 2 digit viewers is such a fucking milestone for me xD

   • 2024 April 16, u/slimeycoomer, “Wordington content”, in Reddit‎^[2], r/wordington, archived from the original on 21 May 2024:

     what the skibidi

   • 2024 April 20, u/Quiet-Chest-619, “Ye invented every genre. Including brain rot 😭”, in Reddit‎^[3], r/Kanye, archived from the original on 21 May 2024:

     KANYE PREDICTED ALPHA SIGMAS IN 2004, WHAT THE SKIBIDI⁉️⁉️⁉️⁉️⁉️

   • 2024 April 26, u/Redrabbit1001YT, “Cinematic camera is a god send I never asked for. I love this feature”, in Reddit‎^[4], r/trailmakers, archived from the original on 21 May 2024:

     how the skibidi do i get the camera to tilt on xbox? (I'm almost an adult idk why I said skibidi)

   • 2024 May 16, u/Real_Soul_Warrior, “Episode one: Lost”, in Reddit‎^[5], r/holowknite, archived from the original on 21 May 2024:

     Where the skibidi did you go?

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:the skibidi.