- Canícula – a dry period in the weather during the month of August
- Chotas – ridicule
- Chucear – to give someone an electric shock
- Corrongo – nice or good
- Cumiche – the youngest child
- Liquidar – to liquidate or kill someone
- Pasar la tijera – to cut a budget like governments or businesses do. Recortar is the verb.
- Pelotearse – to gather with friends
- Piñazo – a violent blow or collision
- Prosti – short for prostitute
- Puris – short for the mountain town of Puriscal
- Quedar hecho una melcocha – twisted metal like in a bad car accident
- Recetar – to scold some one or sell drugs
- Sacarle la tarjeta roja – to expel a player from a soccer game, to fire someone or end a relationship.
- Salirle el sapo a alguien – to put your foot in your mouth. Meter la pata is also used to express the same idea.
- Soltar el pico – to talk or spill the beans
- La tapa del perol – the best of the best
- Un todoterreno – literally a 4-wheel drive vehicle but figuratively a versatile person.
