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"Yeah.. No" is a simpler way of saying "Well yes but its not happening". (Example 1)
A Sarcastic way of answering something where you're expected / supposed to answer yes however Your answer is no. (Example 2)
a way to answering someone with "No" but with the "Yes" to reassure that the first statement of ones sentence is correct/"understood" but conclusion is wrong, (Example 3)
Person1: Hey man you might wanna check the doctor x, seems kinda dangerous
person2: yeah....no.

person1: Why the fuck are you staying up till 9am people are already awake, you should go sleep earlier
person2: Yeah no. I'm fine

Person1: Hey dude, we having a party tonight, wanna come along?
Person2: Yeah no sry i'm busy tonight, gotta help dad with something.

Yeah, no 

Hym “Yeah, no you’re right. It’s better for everyone if a crybaby bitch and a charlatan and his friends get credit for my ideas instead of me. That’s better for everyone (but me) because that way they’ll all be elevated beyond their station instead of me getting the credit that I (and I alone) deserve. I don’t have a successful dad to sponge off of like a parasite so it’s better for some dumb slut’s dad to take credit for my shit. Yeah, that’s how things should be. That’s great.”
Yeah, no by Hym Iam September 30, 2022

OH NO! oh wait. OH YEAH!!! 

Gets trapped in room. OH NO! oh wait. OH YEAH!!!

Yeah, no 

When you agree on something, but not completely.
Them: I think that we should go that way, and get some KFC.

You: Yeah, no lets go that way, then eat some Subway.
Yeah, no by Sentbox March 31, 2009
a contradictory statement that essentially means "yes, you are correct, but you're an asshole."
Yeah no, me and Meg did go to the Garnets game, but we also threw rocks at philly.
yeah no by Matthew A December 22, 2008

Yeah, no. Totally. 

What's said when you want to seem like you care about what someones saying to you but you aren't actually listening at all.
Person 1: I can't believe they didn't address me how I wanted!! It's NOT okay!! I'm like so stressed and offended now!!
Person 2: Yeah, no. Totally.