yeah nah
Soft Australian no
Yeah nah is Australian and New Zealand slang for no, used to soften disagreement or decline something casually.
The yeah acknowledges what was said before the nah rejects it: Yeah nah, I'm not really feeling it tonight.
Compare nah yeah, which means yes after apparent hesitation.
- not a chanceEmphatic refusal of possibility
- hard passEmphatic informal rejection
- not likelyExpressing strong doubt
- doubtfulUncertain of truth
- affirmationPositive statement of truth
gray area · long shot · denial · slang · ambivalence · rejection · agreement · she'll be right · not really · on the fence · mixed feelings · idiomatic · expression · mate · fair dinkum · Aussie slang · sorta kinda · good as gold
directness of communication
yeah nahno
Opposite of yes
absolutely not · nope · no way · I refuse · not happening