Aplanchar la oreja – to sleep
Aprete – to kiss
Argolla – a clique or group of people with similar interests
Armarse la gorda – to start a fight
Bagaces – a bum or lazy person
Bañazo – ridiculous or shame
Bateador – a person who guesses
Category Archives: Costa Rican Slang
More Costa Rican Slang
hablar paja – talk about trivial matters or B.S. A pajoso is a bullshitter
hablar (hasta) por los codos_ (v.) to talk too much. Hablar hasta por el hueco del culo (To speak even through your ass) is a vulgar version of this expression. Hablar como lora hambrienta (To talk like a hungry parrot)
More tico talk
F
Fachento (adjective) – A person who is badly dressed or looks ridiculous.
Feria – what vendors give for “free” to their clients. De feria means “on top of that.” De feria, él me insultó. On top of that, he insulted me.
fiado: to purchase on credit. Démelo fiado y mañana se lo pago. Give it to me on credit and
Language and Culture
choricero: a person who engages in an illegal business. The word really refers to a sausage maker or seller.
chorizo: is an illegal business. Embutido is also used. Both chorizo and embutido mean sausage. The latter comes form the verb embutir which means to insert/stuff or make sausage.
More Pachuqismos
A grito pelado – shouting
Acois – Synonym for así (like this or like that). ¿Cómo se hace esto? Acois (Así)
Ahorcarse or echarse la soga al cuello – to get married. Literally, to hang yourself. Dar el sí is also menas to get married. Casarse is the correct