yeah, right en · INTJ
Pronunciation
- [jæə̯˥˨ ɹaɪt˥˩] disbelief
- /jæ ɹaɪt/
- (US) audio
- [jɛə̯˥˨ ɹaɪt˥˩] disbelief
- [jæə̯˥˧(.)ɹaɪt˥˧] (affirmative)
- (Australia) audio
- /jɛə̯ ɹaɪt/
- [jɛə̯˥˧(.)ɹaɪt˥˧] (affirmative)
Meanings
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(colloquial, sarcastic) Expresses disbelief.
Your dog ate your homework? Yeah, right.
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(colloquial, literally) Correct; affirmative; yes; yes, that is correct.
“You were watching the front.” “Oh yeah, right. So I'm watching the front, and I hear this commotion upstairs. So as I'm looking up, something catches my eye.”
2007, Matthew B.J. Delaney, Jinn: A Novel:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| aye, right | Scotland, alternative | lexicographic | |
| yeah right | alternative | lexicographic | |
| aye right | Scotland, alternative | lexicographic |
Antonyms
right-o (antonym(s) of “Correct, affirmative, yes”) · yeah right (antonym(s) of “Correct, affirmative, yes”) · yes (antonym(s) of “Correct, affirmative, yes”) · correct (antonym(s) of “Correct, affirmative, yes”)
Synonyms
no way · no · uh-uh · as if (sarcastic disbelief) · yeah, yeah
Translations (39)
fr tu parles (sarcasm to express disbelief) · sv sällan (sarcasm to express disbelief) · da helt klart (sarcasm to express disbelief) · nb det skal du få meg til å tro (sarcasm to express disbelief) · pl ta jasne (sarcasm to express disbelief) · fi niin varmaan (sarcasm to express disbelief) · nl vast (sarcasm to express disbelief) · es claro (sarcasm to express disbelief) · pl akurat (sarcasm to express disbelief) · nb sikkert (sarcasm to express disbelief) · nv ęʼęh (sarcasm to express disbelief) · de ja, klar (sarcasm to express disbelief) · nl ja hoor (sarcasm to express disbelief) · pt claro (sarcasm to express disbelief) · pt sei (sarcasm to express disbelief) · es sí, cómo no (sarcasm to express disbelief) · nl tuurlijk (sarcasm to express disbelief) · sv jo tjena (sarcasm to express disbelief) · nb særlig (sarcasm to express disbelief) · sv säkert (sarcasm to express disbelief) · nv isdaʼ (sarcasm to express disbelief) · da ja klart nok (sarcasm to express disbelief) · nb veldig (sarcasm to express disbelief) · fi just (sarcasm to express disbelief) · es sí claro (sarcasm to express disbelief) · fi niin vissiin (sarcasm to express disbelief) · he עָלֶק (sarcasm to express disbelief) · pl tak jasne (sarcasm to express disbelief) · pl akuratnie (sarcasm to express disbelief) · pl no na bank (sarcasm to express disbelief) · fr mon œil (sarcasm to express disbelief) · ru ага, коне́чно (sarcasm to express disbelief) · fr mais bien sûr (sarcasm to express disbelief) · gd mas fhìor (sarcasm to express disbelief) · ru ну да (sarcasm to express disbelief) · sv visst (sarcasm to express disbelief) · da sikkert (sarcasm to express disbelief) · hy չէ, հա՞ (sarcasm to express disbelief) · it se, lallero (sarcasm to express disbelief)