(rhetorical question, colloquial, childish) Assertion that an insult made by the party to whom the phrase is directed is actually true of that party, and not of the person using the phrase. Usually considered to be a playground taunt.

History (or progress) moves ahead, no matter the criticism it may attract.

Used to cut off objections or qualifications.

plural of butadiynyl

(ethnic slur, offensive) Black people, in the view of racists, behave badly regardless of their whereabouts or socialization.

It's the same thing, but with some differences.

(academics) A status of a master's degree, doctoral, or (infrequently) undergraduate student who has completed all degree requirements except the culminating thesis.

Something that is old, but good.

(often humorous) Even if a person is in his or her senior years, with gray hair, he or she can still have ambition and energy, especially sexual energy.

For success, and especially to obtain employment, one's knowledge and skills are less useful and less important than one's network of personal contacts.