yeah, right

/jɛə̯ ɹaɪt//jæ ɹaɪt/[jɛə̯˥˨ ɹaɪt˥˩][jæə̯˥˨ ɹaɪt˥˩]

interjection

Expresses disbelief.

“Your dog ate your homework? Yeah, right.”

Meanings

interjection

alternative Scotland aye, right · alternative Scotland aye right · alternative yeah right

  1. colloquialsarcasticExpresses disbelief.

    Your dog ate your homework? Yeah, right.

    Synonyms: as if

  2. colloquialliterallyCorrect; 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 & antonyms

interjectionExpresses disbelief.

Similar

interjectionCorrect; affirmative; yes; yes, that is correct.

antonym(s) of “Correct, affirmative, yes”

Translations

Danish sikkert, helt klart
  • sikkertsarcasm to express disbelief
  • helt klartsarcasm to express disbelief
  • ja klart noksarcasm to express disbelief
Dutch tuurlijk, vast
  • tuurlijksarcasm to express disbelief
  • vastsarcasm to express disbelief
  • ja hoorsarcasm to express disbelief
Finnish niin varmaan, niin vissiin
  • niin varmaansarcasm to express disbelief
  • niin vissiinsarcasm to express disbelief
  • justsarcasm to express disbelief
French mon œil, mais bien sûr
  • mon œilsarcasm to express disbelief
  • mais bien sûrsarcasm to express disbelief
  • tu parlessarcasm to express disbelief
German ja, klar
  • ja, klarsarcasm to express disbelief
Hebrew עָלֶק
  • עָלֶק (álek)sarcasm to express disbelief
Italian se, lallero
  • se, lallerosarcasm to express disbelief
Norwegian Bokmål særlig, veldig
  • særligsarcasm to express disbelief
  • veldigsarcasm to express disbelief
  • sikkertsarcasm to express disbelief
  • det skal du få meg til å trosarcasm to express disbelief
Polish tak jasne, ta jasne
  • tak jasnesarcasm to express disbelief
  • ta jasnesarcasm to express disbelief
  • no na banksarcasm to express disbelief
  • akuratsarcasm to express disbelief
  • akuratniesarcasm to express disbelief
Portuguese sei, claro
  • seisarcasm to express disbelief
  • clarosarcasm to express disbelief
Russian ага, коне́чно, ну да
  • ага, коне́чно (aga, konéčno)sarcasm to express disbelief
  • ну да (nu da)sarcasm to express disbelief
Scottish Gaelic mas fhìor
  • mas fhìorsarcasm to express disbelief
Spanish sí, cómo no, claro
  • sí, cómo nosarcasm to express disbelief
  • clarosarcasm to express disbelief
  • sí clarosarcasm to express disbelief
Swedish jo tjena, sällan
  • jo tjenasarcasm to express disbelief
  • sällansarcasm to express disbelief
  • säkertsarcasm to express disbelief
  • visstsarcasm to express disbelief
Cite this entry
APA

yeah, right. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yeah%2C%20right

MLA

“yeah, right.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yeah%2C%20right. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “yeah, right,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yeah%2C%20right.

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