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/Sounds like "poh" (as in "port") + "yeh" (as in "yes") + "ROO" (as in "rude") + "doh" (as in "door")/

Meaning

A man who is completely whipped by his girlfriend or wife, doing whatever she says without question. The word comes from "pollera," which means skirt in Argentina, implying the guy is always clinging to his woman's skirt. It's the equivalent of calling someone "whipped" or "henpecked" in English.

Examples

He can't go out because his girlfriend won't let him, he's such a pollerudo.

Stop being so pollerudo and come to the game.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de México
Mandilón

A very common interjection and noun in Caribbean Spanish, used to express frustration, surprise, emphasis, or rejection depending on tone and context. In Venezuela and Puerto Rico it is part of everyday speech without the strong taboo weight it carries in other countries.