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Jeə Yeah Exclamation Bre France When's Rich Day

Word yeah
WordType (exclamation)
Phonetic BrE / jeə / NAmE / jeə /
Example
  • ‘we're off to france soon.’ ‘oh yeah? when's that?’
  • ‘i'm going to be rich one day.’ ‘oh yeah?’ (= i don't believe you.)
  • ‘you'll be fine.’ ‘yeah, right.’
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yeah

(exclamation)BrE / jeə / NAmE / jeə /
  1. yes
  2. used when you are commenting on what somebody has just said
    • ‘We're off to France soon.’ ‘Oh yeah? When's that?’
    • ‘I'm going to be rich one day.’ ‘Oh yeah?’ (= I don't believe you.)
  3. used to say that you do not believe what somebody has just said, disagree with it, or are not interested in it
    • ‘You'll be fine.’ ‘Yeah, right.’
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