JohnnyAZ's definitions
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.
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.
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
Get the it is what it ismug. A: Have you met Mike's new boyfriend?
J: Nuh-uh.
A: Total skink.
J: Gee, how surprising. Where'd they meet?
A: The kid was hustling outside Wal-Mart.
J: Nuh-uh.
A: Total skink.
J: Gee, how surprising. Where'd they meet?
A: The kid was hustling outside Wal-Mart.
by JohnnyAZ May 31, 2006
Get the skinkmug. To heat up a relationship at an unnaturally speedy rate. Unfortunately, the resulting relationship often is more like a Hungry Man TV dinner than a slow-cooked paella. Again, credit to TT for this clever characterization.
A: So what's new with T and E?
K: Splitsville.
A: No way!
K: Way.
A: Well, they totally microwaved it.
K: Yeah. You'd think they were like lesbians or something.
A: Nope -- just two lonely men wanting something real.
K: Oh fucking well.
A: Too fucking bad.
K: Splitsville.
A: No way!
K: Way.
A: Well, they totally microwaved it.
K: Yeah. You'd think they were like lesbians or something.
A: Nope -- just two lonely men wanting something real.
K: Oh fucking well.
A: Too fucking bad.
by JohnnyAZ May 31, 2006
Get the microwavemug. Describes most new-construction neighborhoods or subdevelopments, characterized by cookie-cutter clone-homes and a morass of winding, interconnected, dead-end streets and cul-de-sacs, most of which have essentially the same name: Place del Gato, El Gato Lane, El Gato Drive, Campo de Gato Avenue, etc.
Note: Always be sure to carry water when entering a McNeighborhood as it may be a while before you find your way back out.
Note: Always be sure to carry water when entering a McNeighborhood as it may be a while before you find your way back out.
Jake: I'm so fucking annoyed.
John: What's up?
Jake: I just wasted two hours looking for take-out.
John: Slow day on the Net, huh?
Jake: No, I hooked up there right off the bat, but then drove around for an hour looking for the damn house and never found it.
John: Fucking McNeighborhoods!
Jake: Fucking Cabeza-del-Gato-Stravenue-bottom-bois!
John: What's up?
Jake: I just wasted two hours looking for take-out.
John: Slow day on the Net, huh?
Jake: No, I hooked up there right off the bat, but then drove around for an hour looking for the damn house and never found it.
John: Fucking McNeighborhoods!
Jake: Fucking Cabeza-del-Gato-Stravenue-bottom-bois!
by JohnnyAZ May 18, 2006
Get the McNeighborhoodmug.