yeah, no

alternative yeah no

1. AustraliaCaliforniaNew ZealandcolloquialemphaticespeciallyUsed sarcastically to answer "no" to a question where the negative answer should have been obvious.
2. UScolloquialA softened negative response to a question or statement that seems plausible but is not factual.

   "Look at those clouds; it might rain." "Yeah, no, the weatherman says it won't rain until at least next week."

3. colloquialAn agreement that the answer is negative.

   "I hope you weren't expecting us to finish it this week." "Yeah, no, that's fine — I figured it might not be that quick."

4. An agreement; the “yeah” functions as affirmation, while the “no” could be replaced by the phrase “don’t worry.”