What

1. A word used when you want someone to clarify a statement
2. A little-known country where they may or may not speak English.

1: mumbles
2: What?
1: I said would you like to go to lunch?

A: What country you from?
B: What?
A: What ain't no country I've ever heard of. Do they speak English in What?

by hrdcrnwo February 6, 2010

What is it?

Something Sudo Reboot says due to a complete lack of knowledge in any given subject area.

I'm now installing, 'what is it?' er my er 'what is it?' network driver.

by Silent Robot January 12, 2021

What was was

In Hebrew - the past is unchangable, don't look back.

(Extended form of that phrase: What was was - was was.)

A: Once you were so hot - now you look like a cow.
B: leave me in your mother, What was was.

by Tamar May 13, 2005

what it is?

a question, usually, if not always, the question is

"what's up?"

Stew walks up to Quintavius

Stew: "hey"

Quintavius: "What it is?"

by Jesus Martinez September 20, 2006

it be what it be

a rephrasement of "it is what it is" meaning "that's how it is" and can be used in order to sound rude or annoying.

Linda: "so, your not gonna take me home? i have to walk?"
Mark: "sorry, bitch. it be what it be"

by poiuytrewqfgh March 17, 2008

...what?

A response to any unexpected or displeasing news which expresses surprise and occasionally vague embarrassment.

"Reed, get a job or we're kicking you out of the house."

"...what?"

by Peter McConville December 5, 2007

It was what it was

Simply the past tense of "It is what it is". However, you can now confirm that the statement of "fuck it" accurately described the situation at that time.

Employee A:

"I should have known that we were all in trouble last month when our boss responded to our concerns with, It is what it is."

Employee B:

"Yeah,I knew we were fucked and should have started looking for another job."

Employee A:

"Oh well, It was what it was."

by KFA May 16, 2009