Arrastrado – someone who begs for a woman’s love
Así es la cosa – What you see is what you get.
Bicha – a motocycle
Bicho – a criminal
Encanfinar – to hit someone
Guarera – a drunken spree
Jona – short form of the man’s name Johnathan
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More costa rican slang
- Aminovio or aminovia – a friend who like you boyfriend or girlfriend
- Buena estampa – a good looking person. La misma estampa is to look identical to someone.
- Burucha – wood shavings used to make Christmas decorations.
- En un abrir y cerrar de ojos – in a
A stupid act
- Afroviernes – slang for viernes negro or Black Friday when products are put on sale at low prices
- Así es el arroz – that’s the way things are
- Caballada – a stupid act. Burrada is also used.
- Cafetero – slang for a person from the nation of Colombia
- Chochosca – slang for money. Harina
To pay a debt
Acois – slang for the word here. Aquí or acá are the correct words for saying “here.”
Adiós – a way of greeting someone . It doesn’t mean good-bye in this sense.
Agringado – to habits or mannerisms of a gringo
Aguantarse un toque – to hold on or wait a minute
A type of mask
- Asomársele la pelona – to die
- Bolados – advice
- Chinchorro – an old house
- Chota – making fun of something or someone
- Fulminar – to kill
- Güeiso – something that is bad
- La ve peluda – to be doing well
- Llena
