What does yo qué sé mean?

ExpressionColoquial

how should I know?

Drier than ni idea: it rejects the question as well as answering it. It is also used as filler in the middle of a sentence, to close a list you cannot be bothered to finish: plantas y yo qué sé qué más. Not vulgar, but not friendly either.

—¿Y eso por qué? —Yo qué sé.
The question is not being taken up.

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