- Botado – a person who spends a lot of money. Mano suelta is also used.
- Chapulinear – to rob gold chains off people’s necks or commit other petty street crimes
- Encanfinado – to be angry
- Estar solo – to be in a class by itself or to be crazy
- Forrado
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To be angry
- Bañazo – is to make a fool of oneself. Hacer el ridículo or ponerse en ridículo mean the same thing.
- Chivearse – to be angry. Enojarse, estar bravo/a , estar chivo/a or tener mucha cólera all mean the same thing.
- ¿Cómo está el arroz – How are you? Slang for
This is the end
- At the end of the day – al final del día or al fin y al cabo
- End (of a rope or stick) – extremo or cabo
- End of the world – el fin del mundo
- Ends of the earth – el último rincón del mundo
- For hours on end – hora tras hora
- From
More Costa Rican slang
A puras tejas – fantastic or great much like the saying pura vida or puros cienes
Andar en otras – to be distracted. Distraer is the correct verb.
Beis – short for baseball
Bronquero – a person who gets in fights
Chayotera – signature Firma
White is white
Arma Blanca – a knife
Blanca Nieves – Snow White
Blanco de la uña – half moon of the finger nail
Blanco del ojo – white of the eye
Calentar al blanco – to make white hot
Cheque en blanco – blank check
Dar en el blanco – to hit the
