Agarrar a burrazos – to kick someone. We also say agarrar a patadas
Bochinche or zafarrancho – a big fight
Brujos – the residents of Escazú. They are more commonly called Escazuceños
Ceci – short for Cecilia (a woman’s name)
Chainear – to clean something
La Chota – joking or ridicule. The verb chotear means to make fun of someone.
Como un ajito – something that is very clean or white
Echarse a alguien – to murder somebody. Matar is a more common expression.
Echarse flores – to praise oneself
Filazos – to be slashed with a knife
La fuerza roja – Costa Rica’s fleet of red taxis
Meneón – a big shake like an earthquake
Pezeteños – the residents of San Isidro de General/Pérez Zeledón
Ponerle – to make a big effort
Porteador – an informal taxi driver
Visita de águila – to have eyesight like an eagle

Tiquismo of the week (Costa Rican expression)
Bloguear – to blog someone. A bloguero is a blogger and a bitácora is a type of blog
Vejestorio – We use this word to describe an old person or object