What does "maneiro" mean?

Cool / awesome.

Language: 🇧🇷 Brazil
Say it: ma-NAY-ro
Register: Friends & informal

How it's actually used

Praise for a person, a place, an idea or a thing. Strongly associated with older slang from Rio. Some young speakers find it a little dated and prefer "da hora" or "top".

Examples

Que ideia maneira! What a cool idea!
Esse cara é maneiro. That guy is cool.

Before you say it

Fine with friends. It can sound old-fashioned to teenagers, who use "top" or "show".

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