yeah, no
intj1
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."
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An agreement; the “yeah” functions as affirmation, while the “no” could be replaced by the phrase “don’t worry.”