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English
Interjection
hot tamale
- An exclamation of surprise.
Boy oh boy it’s cold today, hot tamale!
Noun
hot tamale (plural hot tamales)
- (US, informal) A physically attractive person.
1978, Tom Reamy, Blind Voices:"Isn't he the cutest thing?" she whispered to Evelyn. "Have you noticed? This place is absolutely crawling with gorgeous men. The ticket-taker, that Latin hot tamale […] "
2010, Jenyne M. Raines, Beautylicious!: The Black Girl's Guide to the Fabulous Life, Crown, →ISBN, page 98:After years of wearing her hair in braids and schlumping down Seventh Avenue all covered up in padded coats, sweaters, and undies, Wally reinvented herself as a hot tamale with a mane of wild ringlets and a Coca-Cola—shaped bod.
- (US, informal) A comical person or thing.
He' so funny; what a hot tamale he is!
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