Omega

Unlike alpha, beta, and sigma, omega does not have a single firm definition. However, netizens discussing male social hierarchies typically use omega in one of two ways:

• To describe a man who is as decisive and competent as an alpha, but not as showy
• To describe a man who is awkward, cringe, and childlike

Both these definitions spring from omega's place at the end of the Greek alphabet. In the first case, users focus on omega's status as the ultimate letter, and thus use it to describe the ultimate man. In the second, users focus on omega's status as the last letter, and thus use it to describe men who sit last in the social hierarchy.