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hot tamale en · INTJ

Meanings

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

hot tamale en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (US, informal) A physically attractive person.
    • 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. 2010, Jenyne M. Raines, Beautylicious!: The Black Girl's Guide to the Fabulous Life, Crown, →ISBN, page 98:
    • "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 […]" 1978, Tom Reamy, Blind Voices:
  2. (US, informal) A comical person or thing.
    • He' so funny; what a hot tamale he is!

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