Añejo/a: A person who has not bathed. Here is a related expression: Más vale tierra en cuerpo que cuerpo en tierra. It is better to have dirt on your body than to be under the ground (dead).
Caco: A criminal. The expression El/la pinta is also used for criminal in Costa Rica slang
Cien metros or una
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Vocho: A VW (Volkswagen) bug or beetle
Enroscarse: To go to bed or be in bed. It literally means to curl up. Acostarse is the correct Spanish verb for going to bed. Acostar can also mean to murder someone.
Fachento/a: A person who is a sloppy dresser
Fiesta, veo, fiesta sapeo: This is a new expression and has to do
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