More Tico Slang

Colacho – Santa
Colmilludo – smart, astute or sharp
Enguacar – to put in jail
Galleta – literally means cookie but is used to refer to an intelligent person
Guada – short for the town of Guadalupe
Jime – short form of Jimena which is a woman’s name
Matricidio – marriage (sarcastic)
Ñangazo – a hit or blow
Pana – a Panamanian
Panta – shorts
La peli – a movie
Pezeteños – slang for the residents of the southern city of San Isidro de General
Puris – short for the town of Puriscal
¡Qué carga! – Cool or neat!
Salsear – to dance salsa
Turri – short for the city of Turrialba
Ventanear – to window shop
Verdes – dollars

Tiquisimo:
Estar forrado – to have money
Más limpio que el delantal de la abuela . To be very clean or to be broke.