- Ser carga – to be very good at something or be very good in general
- La doña de los frescos – rain
- Mucho rín rín y nada de helados – all talk and no show
- Ni lerdo ni perezoso – a person who acts fast without hesitation
- Ninis – refers to young adults who do not study or work
- Peluquear – to cut hair
- Las pompis – a woman’s real end or butt
- La refo – is la Reforma or Costa Rica’s main prison in Alajuela. La peni is also used in slang for penitentiary.
- Sacar colmillo – to show off one’s talent
- Sudar tocacos – to swear a lot
- Tener la papa en la mano – to have things going your way
- Las teresas – a woman’s breasts
- Verolís – a flower that sprouts among sugarcane. This usually happens around December and indicates that it is time to harvest the crop.
