More Tico Talk

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Catrineado – to dress well
Contentera – happiness
Estar pilas – to be on top of things. Estar en todas means the same thing.
Fuleado – to be full
Gajo – an old car
Jamón – something that is easy. Pan comido or queque means the same thing.
Lata – an old bus. Also means a nuisance
Nachas – slang for nalgas or buttocks
Pipa – intelligent and is also the Costa Rican term for coconut
Plomear – to shoot. Disparar is the correct word.
Solo good – another way of saying solo bueno which is synonymous with pura vida.
Ventolero – a lot of wind

Tiquismo of the week
Jalarle las orejas means to scold. The verb regañar is also used