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Is there a word for "Yess but no"?

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    suuure, with this exact amount of "u"s

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      suuure, with this exact amount of "u"s

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      3 seems to be the golden rule for that kinda thing

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        Sort of.

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          I think a fitting substitute would be Jein/Jain, coming from combining Ja(Yes) with Nein(No). Although I feel it doesn't perfectly match the 'but' part, It feels close enough that it's the only thing I could think of.

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          When sticking to German I would rather suggest a slightly bored mumbeld "Jooaa..."

          Jein is different.

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            My prof usually says "jain", which is "ja" and "nein" merged.

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              Mal sehen

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                Ní in spanish.

                Jein in German.

                Nór in Faroese.

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                  Nja in Norwegian. Nei + Ja.

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                    Yeah, right.

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                      #13

                      "Doch" is more like a logical "not" (¬).

                      Example:

                      Alice: "Bob, you don't like apples.
                      Bob: "Doch" (Bob likes apples)

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                        In the US it's common to say "Yeah no".

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                          Yeahnah.

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                            "Doch" is more like a logical "not" (¬).

                            Example:

                            Alice: "Bob, you don't like apples.
                            Bob: "Doch" (Bob likes apples)

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                            I've always thought of doch as an affirmative where a negative was expected.

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                              I've always thought of doch as an affirmative where a negative was expected.

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                              I don't think its about the expectation of a negative, but rather it specifically disagrees with a previous negative, saying it is in fact positive. Doesn't work with disagreement in general, only when the challenged statement was negative.

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                                I don't think its about the expectation of a negative, but rather it specifically disagrees with a previous negative, saying it is in fact positive. Doesn't work with disagreement in general, only when the challenged statement was negative.

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                                That's clearer, I agree.

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                                  Would "fuck you!" Fill in the void? I have a feeling that yes, Indeed it would.

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                                    Ahhh yeah naww

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                                      maybe....just maybe.

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                                        "fine...whatever."

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                                          For some reason, I'm never successful at linking to specific times in YouTube videos (yes, I tried &t=35s), but try about 35 seconds into this:

                                          https://youtube.com/watch?v=n9k1fGypyEo

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