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yeah, right

/jɛə̯ ɹaɪt/

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affirmative[jɛə̯˥˧(.)ɹaɪt˥˧]

yeah, right interjection: expresses disbelief.

Interjection

  1. (colloquial, sarcastic) Expresses disbelief.
    • Your dog ate your homework? Yeah, right.
    Synonyms:
    as if
  2. (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
    Synonyms:
    no, no way, uh-uh, yeah, yeah

Synonyms of yeah, right

Antonyms

Forms of yeah, right

alternative Scotlandaye, right
alternative Scotlandaye right
alternative formyeah right

Questions about yeah, right

What does yeah, right mean?
Yeah, right means expresses disbelief.
What part of speech is yeah, right?
Yeah, right is an interjection.
How do you pronounce yeah, right?
Yeah, right is pronounced /jɛə̯ ɹaɪt/.

Words near yeah, right in the dictionary

  1. yeah right
  2. yeah way
  3. yeah, and
  4. yeah, nah
  5. yeah, no
  6. yeah, right
  7. yeah, yeah
  8. yeah-huh
  9. yeahs
  10. Yeak Laom
  11. Yeak Loam

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