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"
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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
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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
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Another way of saying "what?" or "pardon me"

Synonyms: what, pardon me, say that again, I beg your pardon, I'm sorry?
Person 1- (Says something unintelligible)
Person 2 - What's that?"
Person 1 - I said we should head back now.
Person 2- Oh, alright then
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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 March 16, 2005
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