- Botaratas – a person who wastes money
- Corvas – Legs
- Darse un relax – to kick back or relax
- Esquinera – an easy woman or one with a bad reputation
- Está legal – to be cool (figurative sense)
- Estaca – a cheapskate
- Estañón sin fondo – a person who eats a lot or a bottomless pit
- La farandutica – a click of Costa Ricans like a jet set
- Lata – an old bus or a person who is a nuisance
- Hacer un MCGyviver – to improvise or use what is at hand to get out of a jam, just like on the famous TV show
- Quedar como jarro de loco – to be in bad shape
- Sapo – a gossiper
- Sátiro – a dirty old man
- Se merendo – humongous or very big
- Tener buena cuchara – to be a good cook
- ¡Zócale! – Hurry up! Get moving!
