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Definition of yeah right
yeah right 
interjection
- an expression of doubt or disbelief.
According to The Enquirer, aliens landed in Washington, D.C. yesterday. Yeah right!
Citation from "Trust", Wilfred (TV), Season 1 Episode 2 (2011) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.You found a hundred dollar bill on the ground? Yeah right you did!
- See more words with the same meaning: no, disbelief, doubt (statements of).
Last edited on Apr 10 2013. Submitted by Velisia Kemper from MI, USA on Mar 28 1998.
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- Popularized in New Zealand by a long-running advertising campaign by Tui Brewery.
Last edited on Jul 26 2011. Submitted by Dick Wright-Upham from Wellington, New Zealand on May 12 2011.
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Other terms relating to 'no, disbelief, doubt (statements of)': | |
| Definitions include: an expression of disbelief or surprise. See shit for more information. | |
| Definitions include: no, negative. | |
| Definitions include: "no", but less strong. | |
| Definitions include: an expression of affirmation. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "get the fuck out", an expression of disbelief. | |
| Definitions include: an assertion that something will never happen. | |
| Definitions include: This definition is questionable and is pending deletion. | |
| Definitions include: an emphatic "hell no". | |
| Definitions include: "no." | |
| Definitions include: "no". | |
| Definitions include: is not; am not; are not; do not; have not; will not; etc. | |
| Definitions include: "no". | |
| Definitions include: variant of "hell to the no". | |
| Definitions include: "no". | |
| Definitions include: for sure; certainly. | |
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Other terms relating to 'right': | |
| Definitions include: "all right". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "Be right back", as in, "I will return soon." | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "be right there". | |
| Definitions include: See "cut to the chase". | |
| Definitions include: "That is right". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "do the right thing". | |
| Definitions include: afro. | |
| Definitions include: an expression of extreme agreement. more commonly used by itself in agreement with another party. The "Rights" is emphasized | |
| Definitions include: to get high. | |
| Definitions include: to want very badly. | |
| Definitions include: to have sufficient evidence to hold one responsibility. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "I know, right?" | |
| Definitions include: Everything's okay, I've got everything under control. | |
| Definitions include: In the same tradition as calling shotgun, these two terms refer to the back seats on the left and right side of the vehicle. | |
| Definitions include: the person who one is destined to marry. | |
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Other terms relating to 'yes': | |
| Definitions include: See "fuck". | |
| Definitions include: See "fuck". | |
| Definitions include: To be agreeing with. | |
| Definitions include: A very excited yes. | |
| Definitions include: variant of "hell to the yes". | |
| Definitions include: see hells. | |
| Definitions include: an emphatic "yes". | |
| Definitions include: a phrase indicating agreement or support. | |
| Definitions include: an emphatic "yes". | |
| Definitions include: what to say when you don't know what to say. | |
| Definitions include: "why". | |
| Definitions include: "yes". | |
| Definitions include: said sarcastically, used to negate what a person has said. | |
| Definitions include: "no." | |
| Definitions include: A sarcastic response to a statement or presentation so unbelievable or incredible it leans towards being an insult to one's intelligence. | |
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