Layered NZ ambivalence resolving to yes - the more 'yeahs' at the end, the more it means yes.
"You keen?" "Yeah nah yeah, go on."
"Yeah nah yeah, I'll come."
Phrases & Expressions · New Zealand slang
Yeah nah yeah
See also Yeah nah
Origin & notes
NZ agreement algorithm.
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