• Almanaques or primaveras – are years when referring to one’s age. For example,
• ¿Cuántos almanaques tienes? How old are you? ¿Cuántos años tienes? Is the correct expression.
• Armarse la gorda – to raise an uproar
• Avionetazo – a plane crash
• Celulitis

• A mí con flores, siendo de Heredia – Go tell it to the Marines or B.S.
• Acostar – to put someone to bed. In street talk to kill someone.
• Avionazo – a plane crash
• Chonco – a stub or stump
• Echar al pico a alguien – to tell on or squeal on someone
• Echarse

• Batear or pegarse una bateada – to guess incorrectly
• Comidilla – fodder for the press, especially the gossip column.
• Compinche or compa – a male friend or buddy
• Despapayar – to get hurt
• Gringolandía – the United States
• Guamazo

• Cachiflín– a type of firework that is lit and then slithers all over the ground like a snake. Correr como cachiflín means to run like crazy.
• Cachudo – slang for bull. The correct word is toro
• Carga or galleta – is an awesome person
• Chinchiví – type

A pedir de boca – Just what the doctor ordered or perfect
Andar en la boca de todos – To be the talk of the town
Boca abajo – Face down
Boca arriba – Face up
Boca del estómago – The pit of one’s stomach
Boca del río – The mouth of a river
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