When good weather arrives and the city receives a greater number of tourists, both national and foreign, it becomes evident that in Alicante, words, expressions, and turns of phrase are used that outsiders do not fully understand. Many of these are derivations from Valencian, while others are terms that have become rooted in the population over time.

One of the most notable characteristics of Alicante's speech is rotacism, which involves changing 's' sounds to 'r' sounds in intervocalic positions or when a word ends in 's' and the next begins with a vowel. A clear example is the phrase “quedamoralarochoconloramigor” instead of “quedamos a las ocho con los amigos” (we meet at eight with friends).

Other common interjections include “agüita” (almost synonymous with “achavo”), and “¡Ñas!” or “¡Ñas coca!”, which expresses surprise at an unexpected situation. “Mañacos” is also used to refer to children, often dismissively, or to adults with childish attitudes. Children, for example, wear a “babi” at school, which is the children's school smock.

Among the most peculiar expressions is “te la meten doblá”, meaning to be deceived or to be given a raw deal. This expression can be preceded by “¡Chei!”, a very typical interjection in Alicante, similar to the Valencian “che”. Another common phrase is “¡Chico calla!”, equivalent to “No way!” or “You're kidding!”.

The Alicante lexicon also includes words like “lejas” for shelves, “carlota” for carrot, “patatíbiris” for bagged potato chips, “companaje” for cold cuts, “bombón” for coffee with condensed milk, “escurrirse” for falling, “hule” for tablecloth, “tiricia” for goosebumps or revulsion, “chuminá” for unimportant things, “namás” instead of only, “falluto” for something that fails (especially a firecracker that doesn't explode), “fixo” for sticky tape, “mona” for the Easter bun, “tardeo” for going out to party from midday, “trapa” for manhole, “mocho” for mop, “a coscoletas” for carrying on one's back, “pardal” for simpleton, and “frescoreta” for mild cold.