A statement made by someone who wants to avoid an argument or has no intent of engaging on an issue, because they know fine damn well they've screwed up and they'd definitely be on the losing end of things.

Often taken up by egomaniac head coaches who just lost a game they should have had sewn up (e.g. Alex Ferguson, Jose Mourinho, Bill Belichick etc - Jerry Glanville for the teenagers) or someone in management fond of punching down who just fucked over an employee. Again.
'Bill, you really weren't ready for that hook-and double lateral that won the game for Miami today. Why did you put Gronkowski on the field in defense when Kenyan Drake was always going to breeze past him?' 'It is what it is.'

'You've got me in on a national holiday shift where there's no more buses home ten minutes before I'm done and a taxi would cost more than half what I'd make in that shift. Every time this happens.' 'It is what it is. Sort it out yourself.'
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A mindless phrase made popular during the early 1990s by nationally syndicated radio celebrity Rush Limbaugh.
Thanks largely to Limbaugh’s equally mindless listeners, the phrase grew in popularity to the point that “it is what it is” became anthemic among white supporters of former US President Donald Trump and his ilk.
1st idiot: “Did you hear what Limbaugh says Clinton is gonna do with health care”?
2nd idiot: “Well…’ya know, Clinton is a communist, so…it is what it is”.
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Phrase made be 2019 love island meaning I will just deal with it/ it cannot be changed
Patrica:mum ,dad just died in a car crash
Patrica mum:he was a terrible man 🙂so it is what it is
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the best way for someone to show that they are drained mentally emotionally and physically
friend: are you okay?

y/n: it is what it is
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"The sun is going to explode in a peta billion fart years from now...it is what it is."
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A superior phrase used by gen z to describe a feeling of just not caring

pronounced “it eez wat it eez”
Bro, you got rona
“It is what it is”
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