what it is
English edit
Etymology edit
Possibly a combination of what up with how goes it and similar phrases.
Pronunciation edit
Phrase edit
- (slang, African-American Vernacular) A casual greeting.
- 2001, Chris Fuhrman, The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys, University of Georgia Press, →ISBN, page 162:
- A boy broke out of the crowd shouting, "Hey! Hey! What it is, brothers, what it is?"