Bachear – to fill potholes. Bache and hueco both mean pothole.
Buscar todos los números de la lotería – to look for trouble. We also say “buscarle tres pies al gato.”
Caites – slang for shoes. Cachos is also used. Zapato is the correct word for
Category Archives: Vocabulary
Let’s Dance
Bailar – to dance
Bailar – to make a top spin. Trompo is a top in Spanish.
Bailar suciamente – dirty dancing
Baile – dance (noun)
Baile de regazo – a lap dance
Baile de vientre – belly dance
Bailongo – a despective word for dance
More Costa Rican Slang
Barra libre – a type of “Happy Hour”
Botar el hugo – to stop working
Bujía del equipo – the spark plug of the team (player)
Cali – nickname for Carlos
Capi – short for the captain of a team or military or police rank
Deschingarse – to take
More Tico Tidbits
Cabeza de chorlito – scatterbrained
Echar los perros – to arrest someone
Estar papudo – to have a lot of money
Faja de tiros – your set of teeth
Guada – short for the town of Guadalupe
Con la peluca parada – upset or angry
Hacerse el ruso
Some Costa Rican Slang
Alborotar el panal – to stir up or cause trouble
Canear – to be in jail
Drogo – Someone who takes drugs
Echarle el pico a alguien – to tell or squeal on someome. Cantar (to sing) is also used. Delatar is another way of saying the same thing
La faja de tiros
