What does "pô" mean?

Dude! / come on / man — a mild exclamation.

Language: 🇧🇷 Brazil
Say it: poh
Register: Friends & informal

How it's actually used

A filler that shows surprise, annoyance or empathy. "Pô, que legal!" is delighted, "Pô, de novo?" is irritated. Most common among men and young people.

Examples

Pô, valeu mesmo! Man, thanks a lot!
Pô, de novo isso? Come on, this again?

Before you say it

It is a softened stand-in for a stronger swear word, so avoid it with elders or in formal settings.

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Now actually use it out loud

Reading a definition isn't the same as saying it to someone. Lingo Kaiava is a voice tutor set to Brazilian Portuguese — it uses pô the way locals do, corrects you in the moment, and never "fixes" the way real people actually talk into textbook Brazilian Portuguese.