"yeah, no" meaning in English

See yeah, no in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

Audio: en-au-yeah, no.ogg
Head templates: {{en-interj}} yeah, no
  1. (emphatic, colloquial, especially Australia, New Zealand and California) Used sarcastically to answer "no" to a question where the negative answer should have been obvious. Tags: Australia, California, New-Zealand, colloquial, emphatic, especially
    Sense id: en-yeah,_no-en-intj-GJrc1c~L Categories (other): Australian English, California English, New Zealand English
  2. (colloquial, chiefly Upper Midwestern US) A softened negative response to a question or statement that seems plausible but is not factual. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-yeah,_no-en-intj-cVRjVkss Categories (other): Upper Midwestern US English
  3. an agreement; the “yeah” functions as affirmation, while the “no” could be replaced by the phrase “don’t worry.” Synonyms: no, no way, yeah right, yeah no
    Sense id: en-yeah,_no-en-intj-A6ommGc2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 27 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 24 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 23 50
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