"the sigma" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "Popularized by the \"Erm, What the Sigma?\" meme around March 2024, although usage dates back to 2023.",
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        {
          "text": "What the sigma is he doing to that dog?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "How in the sigma are we meant to stop climate change?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2023 August 7, @SleepyWillow07, Twitter:",
          "text": "Erm what the sigma ohio🗿🍷 😱 we've lost another one boys 😔😢 Dattebayo 👊",
          "type": "quote"
        },
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          "ref": "2024 April 30, u/SuhNih, “Been seeing some hypocrisy from my side lately”, in Reddit, r/PoliticalCompassMemes, archived from the original on 2024-05-21:",
          "text": "Erm what the sigma is that pic on the top right",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2024 May 6, u/PopTartPlayz, “Trying to get a comment from every country: Part 2!”, in Reddit, r/JackSucksAtGeography, archived from the original on 2024-05-21:",
          "text": "Where the sigma is Russia (my country)",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2024 May 20, u/Bendr6565, “After an awful day of ranked, Siege timing has told me to just get off already”, in Reddit, r/Rainbow6, archived from the original on 2024-05-21:",
          "text": "how in the sigma are you still sane with that charm glowing like that",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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        "Used for emphasis after an interrogative word or relative pronoun."
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          "interrogative",
          "interrogative#Adjective"
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          "relative pronoun",
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        "(slang, humorous) Used for emphasis after an interrogative word or relative pronoun."
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "the heck"
        },
        {
          "word": "the hell"
        },
        {
          "word": "the fuck"
        },
        {
          "word": "the skibidi"
        }
      ],
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        "humorous",
        "slang"
      ],
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        "Know Your Meme"
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  "etymology_text": "Popularized by the \"Erm, What the Sigma?\" meme around March 2024, although usage dates back to 2023.",
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          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2023 August 7, @SleepyWillow07, Twitter:",
          "text": "Erm what the sigma ohio🗿🍷 😱 we've lost another one boys 😔😢 Dattebayo 👊",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2024 April 30, u/SuhNih, “Been seeing some hypocrisy from my side lately”, in Reddit, r/PoliticalCompassMemes, archived from the original on 2024-05-21:",
          "text": "Erm what the sigma is that pic on the top right",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2024 May 6, u/PopTartPlayz, “Trying to get a comment from every country: Part 2!”, in Reddit, r/JackSucksAtGeography, archived from the original on 2024-05-21:",
          "text": "Where the sigma is Russia (my country)",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2024 May 20, u/Bendr6565, “After an awful day of ranked, Siege timing has told me to just get off already”, in Reddit, r/Rainbow6, archived from the original on 2024-05-21:",
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        "(slang, humorous) Used for emphasis after an interrogative word or relative pronoun."
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          "word": "the heck"
        },
        {
          "word": "the hell"
        },
        {
          "word": "the fuck"
        },
        {
          "word": "the skibidi"
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