Or what?

You make your own situation worse by not doing the thing I said?

Hym Iam "Hahaha! Or what? The thing you want isn't an option. The only option you DO have is stop doing what you are doing and do what I said. If I make a bomb... And I tell you the password to disarm the bomb is a number between 1 and 1 million... And then I tell you that the password (specifically) is 777,888... And you enter 777,889... And then I'm like 'No. It's 777,888.' And then you enter 777,887 and you look at me like a fucking retard and I'm like 'What the fuck are you doing? That's not what I said.' and you're like 'I shouldn't have to do exactly what you said! Actually, YOU should have to what I say! If I want to enter 777,889 it should work anyways!' And then I just have to sit there flabbergasted at the sheer stupidity of the position you are trying to take. As though I would make a password where doing something conceptually adjacent to the password... Would work. And no, don't misinterpret this as you tricking me into admitting there is a password. There isn't. 'SEE! I used my mind trick to got him!' No. You're still an idiot. It is the thing I'm saying it is. You do the words I say."

by Hym Iam January 18, 2026

It is what it is

Shit happens. There's nothing you can do about it, so just accept it and deal with it.

I know this situation is not good but,
it is what it is.

by Norbert 58 January 24, 2026

how you what

A multi-purpose Indianapolis slang phrase meaning “what’s up,” “what are you on,” “what you doing,” or “what’s going on with you?” depending on tone and context.
It’s a conversational check-in that blends curiosity, recognition, and street familiarity.

Origin & History
First publicly popularized in 2013 through the song “How You What” by Freshduzit, which featured 10 local Indianapolis artists, each representing different sides of the city.
The song was intentionally created to:
Promote Indianapolis lingo
Unite multiple neighborhoods on one record
Put Naptown slang on wax the same way other cities do (Atlanta, Detroit, Memphis, etc.)
While the phrase existed in street conversation before, Freshduzit’s record was the first documented, recorded, and distributed use that spread it city-wide.

Aye nasty , how you what?”

“I just touched down, how you what tonight?”

“He been moving different, how you what?”

“Call me when you free, let me know how you what.”

by 99problemsmoneyaint1 January 29, 2026

What if it breaks?

A phrase used to describe the feeling of apprehension when you’re on an escalator and you start wondering about what would happen if it broke like that one time in Rome at the sports match. May be repeated over and over until it becomes merely a joke rather than a genuine concern.

Me: Guys, I went on an escalator yesterday and I couldn’t stop wondering, “what if it breaks?”

by ✨Mynoduesp✨ February 1, 2026

Explain what a wheel is, how a wheel works, and how to build a wheel

The act of wasting time and resources explaining something so fundamentally basic that anyone with half a brain already understands it, usually performed by someone who thinks they're being helpful but is actually being condescending. This phrase is invoked when someone launches into a lengthy tutorial on a topic that everyone in the room already mastered in kindergarten. It's the verbal equivalent of mansplaining, but for basic concepts. The classic response to "let me explain how this works" when you've been doing it successfully for decades. Also used in corporate settings when a new hire spends an hour explaining their "innovative" idea that's literally just how things are already done.

Example: "My new coworker spent 20 minutes explaining what a PDF is during the meeting. I wanted to say, 'Dude, we don't need you to explain what a wheel is, how a wheel works, and how to build a wheel—just attach the file and send it.' But I smiled and nodded, because that's what you do when someone is trying to be helpful but is actually wasting everyone's time."

by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal February 15, 2026

Explain What a Wheel Is

The act of defining something so universally understood that defining it is either a philosophical exercise or a profound waste of time. This phrase is used when someone treats a basic concept as if it's esoteric knowledge, or when a manager asks for a "high-level overview" of something everyone already knows. It's the verbal equivalent of explaining what air is—you can do it, but why would you? The only people who need a wheel explained are infants, aliens, and that one coworker who somehow got hired despite never having used a computer before.

Explain What a Wheel Is Example: "At the strategy meeting, the consultant asked us to explain what a wheel is—to define our core business, our mission, our reason for existing. We'd been there for a decade. The wheel was fine. The consultant got paid $50,000 to be told what a wheel is by the people who built it. We're still angry."

by Dumu The Void February 15, 2026