A fork of Rural Dictionary
A standard Australian reply which means yes sort of but not really.
Person 1: Do you want to have sex with Rebecca? Person 2: Yeah but nah. I would rather do her friend Sue.
An extended Australian term of "yeah no", this comes from down under, where the Aussie blokes speak gibberish, because of their short vocabulary. This term only comes Australia, as kids gotta be 'true blue australians' to comprehend its true meaning. If you hear someone say this, you betta run and hide, because these kids play rough.
"yeah nah yeah nah, can't go down to da quicky mart, nahhh."
Australian slang, doesn't really mean yes or no just used in conversation when you're trying to agree with someone i have no fucking idea im australian and idek -The Mike Nolan Show
"What do you do Nollsy?" "Oh yeah nah nah yeah just a bit of that all"
said : yeah.... naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh used when you are in a conversation and you kinda get what the other person is saying but dont quite agree with what is being said, or dont really give a shit.
cuz: hey bro, did you borrow my bloody car? bro: yeah nah , i think it was the other guy
Australian slang for no
Aussie 1: Hey mate, you wanna go fishing later? Aussie 2: Yeah nah mate, my wife wants me home
Yeah nah is a very non committal way of saying “no”. The “yeah” represents that the person has heard you, and the “nah” shows that they are replying with a negative or disapproving response. Not to be confused with Nah yeah.
Example: He asked if I wanted to go to pighunting with him on the weekend for our first date, it was a kind offer but I was like yeah nah.
in New Zealand yeah nah can be used in many ways and can easily confuse non kiwis the three main ways are Yes,No and maybe
Yes example friend 1: do you wanna come to the pub? Friend 2: yeah nah I will see you there bout 7 No example Friend 1: do you wanna come to the pub? Friend 2: yeah nah I can't tonight I have work early eh Maybe example Friend 1 do you wanna come to the pub? Friend 2: yeah nah I will have to check with the mrs