"no, yeah" meaning in English

See no, yeah in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

Forms: no yeah [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-interj}} no, yeah
  1. (emphatic, colloquial, especially Australia, New Zealand and California) Used sarcastically to answer "yes" to a question where the positive answer should have been obvious. Tags: Australia, California, New-Zealand, colloquial, emphatic, especially
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