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what it is

A Black solidarity greeting of the 1970's, expressing philosophic agreement as to the present, past and future state of the black history/culture/experience.

First Brother: "What it IS!"
Second Brother: "What it WAS!"
Both together: "What it SHALL BE"

Often accompanied by various secret handshakes and signs

by PJ Poppyjoe March 15, 2005

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what

In hop-hop, it's often used as a sort of taunt after a proclamation has been made.

South side runnin' this bitch! What!

by kwirk May 31, 2005

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What it is

whats up?
how u been?
what it do?
watz goin on?

Q.What it is, yo??

R.Chillen chillen what it is?

by marizzle fo shizzle May 15, 2006

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what

a response to anything being said to you, when you just don't want to listen, and/or just don't care what is being said to you.

Jeff: Hey man, saying what all the time is going to make you brain turn to mush.

Brad: What?

by what November 10, 2003

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It is what it is

A popular โ€œweasel phraseโ€ used frequently by merger integration consultants, it refers to a negative situation that is outside of oneโ€™s sphere of influence and as such should not be further pursued in hopes of resolution. An approximate translation could be: โ€œthis is f*cked, but I canโ€™t fix it, so why botherโ€.

"This company is rubbish. Their systems are stuffed, all their good staff are leaving, and just when the sh*t is hitting the fan, our manager goes off on holiday to Hawaii. But it is what it is, I guess...โ€

by Thirty dollar man August 10, 2011

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What

Something someone says when they either donโ€™t understand what you said or didnโ€™t hear you (often used by my mom cause Iโ€™m confusing)

Kaitlin: I ate a turkey sandwich with caterpillars!
William: What???

by Hey_its_ya_gurl__meme_goddess November 2, 2019

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what's the what

A casual greeting, similar to: what's happening.

Hey man, what's the what?

by Petey586 November 6, 2007

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