Isn’t Sigma just the letter S in Greek, so you should interpret it as “Super, Bro”
I found this:
Sigma is an Internet slang term, especially among young men, referring to a man whose self-assured, dogged individualism is considered a model of status, success, and attractiveness. It can also mean “extremely good,” and is also widely used as a nonsense term and meme online.
As someone who goes to a middle school where people say that all the time, I can confirm it is meant to be a compliment, and that kid was impressed you were riding on one wheel.
Luckily you weren’t so puzzled by the meaning that it made you UPD.
Otherwise the the S could be understood as “Silly, Bro”
New-fangled-lingo-us-geezers-dont-know: Sigma bruh.
Middle-agers: Dude. Tubular. Rad. Gnarly.
Greybearders: Cats Pajamas. Awesome. Cool. Sweet.
Oxygen-tanked-wheelchairers: Great scott what a jolly good show there. Spot on you. Well played good sir.
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I typically just get asked if I juggle too. But I have had a few “that’s so cool”, and once a “you are getting really good at that” comment (which felt good) as well as a handful of negative comments like “Unicycles are creepy”, and something stupid some dude on an e-bike said to me (yes an e-bike) that I promptly forgot. I think where you are matters, and I am generally riding around a college campus.
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not only unicycles are creepy. Unicyclists are creepy too.
Today when rolling the 36", some dude asked if he could help me search. I told him he was very original and then he said like “yes you probably never heard that one, while laughing”. He got my point.
Two times this week that people mentioned I was missing a wheel. But when riding the 36" at the skatepark, people stopped to look. Luckily I was doing ok, coz I prefer to practise in private. There are just limited places in NL where you can ride privately. Too many people in too small a country.
And no mountains!
I don’t complain about the no mountains. This keeps riding uni very comfortable for lazy people like me.
After a fall I mounted my muni and rode away as an old couple approached - I wanted to be back on the trail before they would pass me and block the trail. Later, at the end of the trail, I was taking off the knee protectors and pumped the tire to prepare my ride on tarmac.
The couple caught up with me and the guy said: „At first I couldn‘t believe what I saw - just a single wheel!“. They both were amazed that someone would ride a rather steep trail in the woods on a uni - „We’re already happy when we can walk it!“. Then we had a nice chat before they moved on.
Comfortable, but also a bit boring (ok, you have the wind…).
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Right/Ride on brother that’s awesome.
Couldn’t tell as I had my headphones on.
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I walk into a bike shop to see if they could swap my pedals to the shorter end (I forgot my tools). Immediately upon walking in, a boy (about 7 y.o.) sees me and his mouth drops open, comically wide.
“Is that a unicycle?”
“No, it’s a Ford F-150,” I reply with a grin. His mother laughs.
“Nu uh…I’m pretty sure that’s a unicycle.”
“Huh…I guess it is. I was mistaken!”
Shopkeeper walks up to chat with me.
Mid-conversation, he looks at my unicycle jersey and blurts out “Are you an Olympian?!”
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Lady: You’re riding half a bike.
Me: Nope. Riding a full unicycle.
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Ahhh, the truthfulness of those that truly love us… I just asked my wife how an outfit looked (darker green mountain biking shorts with a lighter green top), and if “I could get away with it”. She responded with, “I don’t think it matters. You’re riding a unicycle, with a dog.”
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It is not so much the strength gained in the core but the dynamic control that unicycling enhances.
I had recurring lumbar spine problems until I started unicycling.
A mother to her kid: „Look, yet another unicyclist!“
As far as I know, we’re two grown-up unicyclists in my village (who actually use their unis on a regular basis). I guess the other guy must have left the shop just before I arrived.
Today a guy with a dog and missing a whole set of teeth: “fun isn’t it, doing something abnormal?” Hadnt heard that before.
We were three unicyclist cruising in Oslo the other day and some kids on bikes yelled “Two wheels are better than one!” as they passed. My friend tried to call back with “We got three wheels!” but I doubt they heard it. 
When riding with one friend I often reply with “But we got two wheels!” when people say things like “How can you ride on only one wheel?” or “You lost a wheel!”
On a side note, more often than not I get the actual comment “You lost a wheel!” from a fellow unicyclist randomly catching up on me on his bike or highwheel. And I would probably make a similar remark myself in the reverse situation. 
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I occasionally get the lost wheel remark, but mostly people are quite positive, like giving a thumbs up or saying “knap hoor” (well done). Possibly also depends on which wheel I ride. Today with the 32" a girl on a scooter kept looking at me, not seeing we were in a bend, so while I followed the road, she came in a straight line towards me, but luckily in time she looked at the road again.
Often before they have a chance of saying a corny remark, I just say “good afternoon/evening” in a polite way and hey Im nearly 50 so peeps ought to show respect anyways.
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Maybe his last UPD turned into a face plant…
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