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
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
by kwirk May 31, 2005
by marizzle fo shizzle May 15, 2006
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.
by what November 10, 2003
A popular “weasel phrase” used frequently by merger integration consultants, it refers to a negative situation that is outside of one’s sphere of influence and as such should not be further pursued in hopes of resolution. An approximate translation could be: “this is f*cked, but I can’t fix it, so why bother”.
"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...”
by Thirty dollar man August 10, 2011
Something someone says when they either don’t understand what you said or didn’t hear you (often used by my mom cause I’m confusing)
by Hey_its_ya_gurl__meme_goddess November 2, 2019
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