yeah, no en · INTJ
Pronunciation
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Meanings
- (Australia, California, New-Zealand, colloquial, emphatic, especially) Used sarcastically to answer "no" to a question where the negative answer should have been obvious.
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(US, colloquial) A softened negative response to a question or statement that seems plausible but is not factual.
"Look at those clouds; it might rain." "Yeah, no, the weatherman says it won't rain until at least next week."
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(colloquial) An agreement that the answer is negative.
"I hope you weren't expecting us to finish it this week." "Yeah, no, that's fine — I figured it might not be that quick."
- An agreement; the “yeah” functions as affirmation, while the “no” could be replaced by the phrase “don’t worry.”
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| yeah no | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
no way · no · yeah right