¡Uy, así qué chiste!

USAGE NOTE
This idiom maybe be literally translated as "Oh, what a joke that way!"
¡Uy, así qué chiste!
A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
phrase
1.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
(idiom)
(It's no fun that way!)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
(Latin America)
a. What's the fun in that?
Okey, puedes ir al parque de diversiones. Pero nada de montañas rusas, que ya sabes que te mareas. - ¡Uy, así qué chiste!OK, you can go to the amusement park. But no roller coasters; you know you get sick. - What's the fun in that?
b. Why bother!
¿Esos son Nirvana? - Sí, un concierto acústico. - ¡Uy, así qué chiste!Is that Nirvana? - Yeah, an unplugged show. - Why bother!
c. What's the point in that?
Ya sé que estamos en una fiesta, pero por favor no bebas más. - ¡Uy, así qué chiste!I know we're in a party, but please stop drinking. - What's the point in that?
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