yeah, right

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yeah, right

/jɛə̯ ɹaɪt/
/jæ ɹaɪt/
[jɛə̯˥˨ ɹaɪt˥˩]
[jæə̯˥˨ ɹaɪt˥˩]
[jɛə̯˥˧(.)ɹaɪt˥˧] affirmative
[jæə̯˥˧(.)ɹaɪt˥˧] affirmative

interjection aye, right · aye right · yeah right

colloquial, sarcastic Expresses disbelief. Your dog ate your homework? Yeah, right.
Similar: as if
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.”
Similar: no, no way, uh-uh, yeah, yeah

Opposite: yeah right, right-o, yes, correct

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interjection

Opposite: yeah right, right-o, yes, correct

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intj sarcasm to express disbelief

Español	sí, cómo no, claro, sí claro
Português	sei, claro
Français	mon œil, mais bien sûr, tu parles
Deutsch	ja, klar
Italiano	se, lallero
Русский	ага, коне́чно aga, konéčno, ну да nu da
עברית	עָלֶק álek

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@misc{yeah_right_2026,
  title = {yeah, right},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/yeah%2C%20right},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}