Usually said about something that has no frills, not perfect, more than a little to apologize for (but probably NOT delineated), not much to be said for it, but offered for face value.
"Is the 1969 Nova you're offering to sell for $150 a pretty good car?" "Well, it is what it is."
By KP:
Term used to describe something when an inane comment is made.
Naomi: Can you have a look at this. Aaron: That's very Organised isn't it? Naomi: It is what it is?
By Ed Servs
what you tell a team over and over again because you are not allowed to say i am going to rape you in the ass since they lost.
"well that was just one game, nothing we can do now. It is what it is!"
By FerdiAri
A term popularized by the people of Los Angeles. It connotes that the truth is simply that... the truth. Deception of the truth will only piss people off down the line, and you don't want to piss people off, who knows you might get shot. LOL. You want to live in the truth, and you like to keep it real.
Yeah? You mean we can't lie and say that Mark McGuire wasn't on steroids and his home run record is tainted? Nope. It is what it is.
By SoCAL Homie
It is what it is
it is what it is
By CrazyManSam