Is there a word for "Yess but no"?

[sopularity_fax@sopuli.xyz]

• Maybe doch in German?
• [patronizing] Riggggght/Corrrrrect

[blan@sh.itjust.works]

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.

[aboubenadhem@lemmy.world]

“ostensibly”

[kokusnussritter@discuss.tchncs.de]

suuure, with this exact amount of "u"s

[sopularity_fax@sopuli.xyz]

3 seems to be the golden rule for that kinda thing

[rhynoplaz@lemmy.world]

Sort of.

[multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de]

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

Jein is different.

[asudox@lemmy.asudox.dev]

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

[zout@fedia.io]

Mal sehen

[kolanaki@pawb.social]

Ní in spanish.

Jein in German.

Nór in Faroese.

[neidu3@sh.itjust.works]

Nja in Norwegian. Nei + Ja.

[quilotoa@lemmy.ca]

Yeah, right.

[langweiligeflunder@feddit.org]

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

Example:

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

[roofuskit@lemmy.world]

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

[dumbass@leminal.space]

Yeahnah.

[clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works]

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

[meekah@lemmy.world]

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.

[clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works]

That's clearer, I agree.

[altphoto@lemmy.today]

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

[mgenehoffman@sh.itjust.works]

Ahhh yeah naww