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yeah but 

1. a phrase used to agree with an opponent in an argument, yet to continue your contempt, disdain, and disagreement with the conclusion

1a. the way to win ANY argument, ever.
Joe: Women should be bound to the kitchen, ironing my clothes, and cooking my dinner!

Mary: Women have equal rights, and can't be put down and kept in the kitchen where we have been basically used as slaves.

Joe: Yeah but..
yeah but by Josh Amaral July 23, 2007
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Yeah but 

An ignorant person will use this phrase in a debate that they have already lost.
#1: "The earth is flat."
#2: "No, the earth is round."
#1: "Yeah, but..."
#2: "Yeah but, yeah but, yeah but but but. You sound like a fucking motor boat. Shut up."
Yeah but by wotboa April 27, 2013

yeah but 

a common phrase used by many the townie, rarfie and charv/a alike, is totally stupid, gay and retarded You cannot walk anywere in the north east of england (europe) without hearing this phrase.

usually used as 'yeah but no'
you have a good night?
'yeah but no'

i had sexual intercourse with my girlfriend last?
'yeah but i had ya mam]'
yeah but by RAMBO March 19, 2004

Yeah but 

Cross between a yak and a rabbit.
Yeah but by Cpt. Miller October 17, 2020
A person who consistently corrects people on forums. Their "correction" is often wrong. The phrase "but not all..." Rarely brings receipts, frequently a dick.

Subtype of the Know-Nothing-Know-It-All.
" These Frog lay their low lying bodies of water..."

"Not all frogs though...some prefer bus stops"

"Fuck off Yeah-Butt..."
Yeah-But by Triangletattoos December 10, 2025

Yeah but nah 

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.
Yeah but nah by Mini Malcolm August 27, 2009

Yeah but, no but... 

Part of the incoherent string of words uttered by Vicky Pollard of Little Britain - and those in England who are like her (of which there are far too many)
Teacher: "Vicky, do you have that essay for me?"
Vicky: "Yeah but, no but, yeah but, no but, yeah but Keanu stole it from me but thats nothing because he fingered Meredith on the swings round the back of the school..."
Yeah but, no but... by Sam January 3, 2005
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