hot tamale

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English

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Interjection

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hot tamale

  1. An exclamation of surprise.
    Boy oh boy it’s cold today, hot tamale!

Noun

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hot tamale (plural hot tamales)

  1. (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.
  2. (US, informal) A comical person or thing.
    He' so funny; what a hot tamale he is!

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