what it is
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Possibly a combination of what up with how goes it and similar phrases.
Pronunciation
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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?"