is it

pr-nounced izit.
1. “really, is that so?”
2. “your’re having me on.”
3. “christ, i don’t believe that for a second.”
you: i slept with kim mathers last night.
your mate: is it?
you: she was a right c-nt.
your mate: is it?
you: wanna get some crisps?
your mate: yeh, bru.
to acknowledge a statement with expressing particular surprise or interest.
i b-mped into that yat you were bangin down luton, she looked like she was up the duff ya na.
– izit!
similar to innit where by innit is often rhetorical, isit poses a question that begs answering. often eshews syntax of pre contracted form(“is it?”)
-“dude, aah’ve bin wahlkin ahl ouver luundin ahn i aint seen a baegil store anyplace”
-“isit?”
this phrase is often used to in recognition to others in conversation. it is used positively.

it is not said often with a questioning tone, however when it is, it can mean “really?”
person#1: i’ve been out all day today
person#2: is it?
pr-nounced ‘izzit’, the new replacement for ‘innit’ or ‘isn’t it’. almost always used at the end of a sentence, or as a phrase by itself.

#1 is it can be used as a tag question, to request the adjacent response equivalent to ‘it is’

#2 is it can be used to add kudos to a previous statement
a) ready for a jam man, is it?
b) it is man.

a) gonna get some beh p-ss-h tonight man.
b) is it!
more core language from high wycombe, england but this is used elsewhere as well. used to question a statement but is more often rhetorical than not. not to be confused with ‘izit?’ which demands an answer.
jo: “let’s go to baker’s oven.”
colin: “isit?”
chavs like to use is it!? they usually use it insted of really.
chav1 ” arr i tossed ar kerian off last night, i was well bladderd man.”
chav2 “is it!? wikid”

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