What it is, is,

Usually used in Wales as a precursor to an opinion or fact. Or to begin a reasoning statement.

Well, what it is, is, I was driving down the road.....

by musicman1923 November 3, 2019

It is what it is

A phrase used to describe a situation that is less than ideal that you can't change.

It is what it is and all we can do is accept it and carry on.

by Galawh November 7, 2020

It is what it is

Used often in the business world, this incredibly versatile phrase can be literally translated as "fuck it."

The client changed the deadline to today? Well, it is what it is.

by A. Danish December 27, 2007

It's What It Is

A final solution to a situation, usually after much deliberation, and a final acceptance of that fact. It can be giving up on expecting someone to show up, or as it's typically used amongst The Mafia, a death sentence.

The simplest definition is: a ultimate, final acceptance. Period. Past all points or avenues of trying to change the situation. Gun at your head, you're done crying, he's not hearing you out. It is what it is. Get on with it motherfucker!

Frank Sheeran: "Tony told the old man to tell me to tell you... 'it's what it is'"
Jimmy: "What it is?"
Frank: "It's what it is."
Jimmy: *sniffling* "They wouldn't dare"

or

Tim: "The pharmacy won't process my refill. I tried everything."
Nick: "Not even for tomorrow?"
Tim: "It is what it is. I'm out of ideas."

by masheteemirage November 28, 2019

what it is

An all but lost phrase from the seventies era of ebonics, the closest contemporary equivalent being, "What up?" WHAT IT IS is often a rhetorical question like, "How's it hanging?" or "What's going on?"

"What it is, Jeffro? Slip me some skeein!"

by Doug Mesner June 18, 2004

It is what it is.

Simply stated means, "There is nothing that you may do about it. So, you must just accept it"

Death is inevitable. It is what it is.

by Bear2251 July 16, 2015

it is what it is

A) A phrase that seems to simply state the obvious but actually implies helplessness.

B) A phrase that seems to simply state the obvious but actually means "it will be what it is," as in "it ain't gonna change, so deal with it or don't." See also tough shit, oh well, cry me a river and tfb.

Meaning A
J: I can't believe the price of gas!

B: It is what it is.

Meaning B
J: It troubles me that you continue to put cyanide in my Yoohoo even after I've asked you to stop.

B: It is what it is.

by JohnnyAZ May 26, 2006