Azote – literally means a whip but can be a person who is attractive or draws a lot of attention
Chocobola – slang for soccer. Actually refers to a round chocolate candy wrapped in aluminum foil decorated to look like a soccer ball.
Deshuesadero – a chop shop for stolen cars
Guamazo –
Category Archives: Vocabulary
More local slang
Bañazo – an embarrassing moment
Bicha – a motorcycle
Bisnes – business. Negocios is the right way to say it.
Carnavalear – to take part in a carnival
Chivear – to make someone angry. Enojar is the most common way to express this idea.
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More Tico Tidbits
Agarrar a burrazos – to kick someone. We also say agarrar a patadas
Bochinche or zafarrancho – a big fight
Brujos – the residents of Escazú. They are more commonly called Escazuceños
Ceci – short for Cecilia (a woman’s name)
Chainear – to clean
Thumbs up!
Aprobar algo or signo de aprobación con el pulgar para arriba – thumbs up
Chinche or tachuela – thumbtack
Dedo gordo or pulgar – thumb
Desaprobar algo or signo de desaprobación con el pulgar para abajo– thumbs down
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Watch your step!
A cada paso – at every turn
A ese paso – at that rate
A paso de tortuga – at a snail’s pace or slowly
A pasos agigantados – by leaps and bounds
Abrir paso – to open a path through a crowd
Acelerar el paso – to speed up
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