"oh yeah" meaning in English

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Interjection

IPA: /oʊ jæ/ [General-American], [o(ʊ̯)jɛə̯] [General-American], [o(ʊ̯)˥˩ jɛə̯˨˩] [sarcastic, General-American], [o(ʊ̯)˥˩ jɛə˦˥] [General-American] (note: refutational), [o(ʊ̯)˥˩ jɛə̯˥˩] [General-American] (note: exclamatory), [o(ʊ̯)˥ jɛˑ(ə̯)˥˩] [General-American] (note: recollective) Audio: En-au-oh yeah.ogg
enPR: ō yă [General-American] Head templates: {{en-interj}} oh yeah
  1. (informal, slang) Used to indicate agreement, often sarcastically. Tags: informal, slang Synonyms: oh, yeah Synonyms (agreement): yes, yeah
    Sense id: en-oh_yeah-en-intj-BttdKjr1 Disambiguation of 'agreement': 100 0 0 0
  2. (informal, slang) Used to introduce a refutation, sometimes sarcastically. Tags: informal, slang Synonyms (refutation): yeah right, oh really
    Sense id: en-oh_yeah-en-intj-GOkcXH2n Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 71 10 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 72 7 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 77 6 5 Disambiguation of 'refutation': 2 95 2 1
  3. (informal, slang) An exclamation of excitement or joy. Tags: informal, slang Synonyms (exclamation of excitement): aww yeah, all right
    Sense id: en-oh_yeah-en-intj-pwBC31YO Disambiguation of 'exclamation of excitement': 1 2 96 1
  4. (informal, slang) Used when suddenly remembering something. Tags: informal, slang
    Sense id: en-oh_yeah-en-intj-0~KhiBrG
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      "ipa": "[o(ʊ̯)jɛə̯]",
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      "sense": "agreement",
      "word": "yeah"
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      "sense": "refutation",
      "word": "yeah right"
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    {
      "sense": "refutation",
      "word": "oh really"
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    {
      "sense": "exclamation of excitement",
      "word": "aww yeah"
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