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/Sounds like "NEE" (as in "knee") + "KEH" (as in "kept") + "too" (as in "tool") + "BYEH" + "rah" (as in "rapper") + "OON" (as in "Uber") + "KOO" (as in "cool") + "loh" (as in "loan") + "DEH" (as in "debt") + "TREHS" (as in "tread") + "NAHL" (as in "nacho") + "gahs" (as in "garden")/

Meaning

A Costa Rican comeback for someone who acts like they're too good for everyone else, walks around with their nose in the air, or thinks they're special for no real reason. The image is intentionally absurd, "as if you had a butt with three cheeks", meaning you'd have to be an actual freak of nature to be walking around acting this stuck up. It's how Costa Ricans bring someone back down to earth without having to argue about why.

Examples

Look how that girl walks, like she's some kind of miracle.

She thinks she's the last Coke in the desert, like she's something out of this world.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de México
Muy muy

An annoying, clingy person who never leaves you alone. Always has something to ask for or complain about, and nobody wants them around for long. In Colombia "canson" is that exhausting person who is always too much.