hot tamale
hot tamale interjection: an exclamation of surprise.
Interjection
- An exclamation of surprise.
- Boy oh boy it’s cold today, hot tamale!
Noun
hot tamale (plural hot tamales)
- A physically attractive person.
- "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
- 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
- A comical person or thing.
- He' so funny; what a hot tamale he is!
Forms of hot tamale
| plural | hot tamales |
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Questions about hot tamale
- What does hot tamale mean?
- Hot tamale means an exclamation of surprise.
- What part of speech is hot tamale?
- Hot tamale can be an interjection or a noun.
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