A polite no, a soft disagreement, or a verbal run-up while you think. The order matters: yeah nah leans no; nah yeah leans yes.
"Staying for tea?" "Yeah nah, gotta shoot off."
"Yeah nah, I reckon he's dreaming."
Agreement & Reactions · New Zealand slang
Yeah nah
Origin & notes
Shared with Australia; both nations claim it.
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