- Botar el tapón is to be deceived by someone.
- Chiflón or Ráfaga is a gust of or short burst of air. Ráfaga is also a bust of bullets like from a machine gun.
- Dejar en capilla ardiente is to bother someone.
- El buen pa is short for el Buen Pastor which is the woman’s prison in Costa Rica.
- El papá de los tomates refers to a person who is a “big shot.”
- Fiesta a todo mecate is a good party or event.
- Jalar las orejas means to scold someone.
- Majo is short for the name María José.
- Melonazos refers to a million dollars or a million colones.
- Nombrar a dedo is to hand pick someone to do something.
- Oijoto or las tres letras is slang for the OIJ which is Costa Rica’s criminal investigative organization.
- Pararse de uñas is to get upset. Parársele la peluca means the same thing.
- Pega is a person who is a pain in the neck, indigestion or anything the impedes your progress like a traffic jam.
- Presi is short for president.
- Rajar is to brag about something.
- Sin vela en el entierro is to blame someone who is not guilty.
