A quintessentially American East Coast colloquialism that is meant as a sort of passive acceptance of a situation that is not favorable but also cannot be changed (or at least not right away). It can be used in any context, although usually it refers to an illness, injury, stroke of bad luck financially, romantic trouble, etc. It should never be used as a means to an end in an actual intellectual comversation. Also known as: What will be will be. Suck it up. Deal with it.

A vaugue term, often used indesciminately, to describe a thing or things that one would,usually for the sake of convenience, omit and sum up as "what-not"

something you say when someone has said something retarded or fucked up, and you need them to realize what they said is so stupid they need to repeat it so you can be sure that they have just said something that idiotic. accompained by furrowed brow, bobbing head and neck, and a very pronounced, "Wh-utt?"

It can mean so what. It is like saying I told you so. It is proving somebody wrong.

A request for a follow through response or action and to resquest for an explaination for a possible alternative.

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.

In hop-hop, it's often used as a sort of taunt after a proclamation has been made.