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/Sounds like "poh" (as in "port") + "NEHR" (as in "net") + "KAH" (as in "car") + "rah" (as in "rapper") + "DEH" (as in "debt") + "PAH" (as in "park") + "loh" (as in "loan")/

Meaning

To put on a stone-faced expression, totally blank, giving nothing away emotionally. In Spain, ponerse cara de palo is a deliberate move: you school your face into neutral and refuse to react, no matter what's happening.

Examples

Ponte cara de palo cuando te pregunten para no delatarte.

Put on a poker face when they ask so you don't give yourself away.

He put on a stone face when they gave him the news.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de Venezuela
Careto

In Spain, to be completely zoned out or mentally checked out from reality, like an astronaut drifting through space far from Earth. The chronic daydreamer who is always the last to know what is going on, even when you are talking directly to them.