Estar full – to be full
Estar puras tejas – another way of saying pura vida or tuanis
El finde – short for weekend or fin de semana
Hacerse punta – to get a haircut
Irse de shopping – to go shopping. The correct way is to say ir de compras
Mota – marjuana
Pau – short for the woman’s name Paula
Torre – literally means tower but in slang it refers to some’s head
Las tres letras – is Costa Rica’s O.I.J. Or investigative police unit. Also called los “oijotos”
Ruco – horse or pants
Taquear – to eat tacos or get clogged up like a pipe
El/la vice – the vice-president of the country

Tiquismos (Costa Rican sayings)
De la lagartija para arriba todo es cacería – everything is “fair game”
El mejor torero es el de la barrera – Monday morning quarterback
Más humilde que un pinto sin frijol – to be humble
Ver los toros desde la barrera – to stay on the margin and not get involved in something that is often dangerous