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hot tamales

hot tamales is the plural of hot tamale.

Meaning of hot tamale

Noun

hot tamale (plural hot tamales)

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

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Questions about hot tamales

What is hot tamales the plural of?
Hot tamales is the plural of hot tamale.

Words near hot tamales in the dictionary

  1. hot swap
  2. hot take
  3. hot takes
  4. hot talk
  5. hot tamale
  6. hot tamales
  7. hot tap
  8. hot tapping
  9. hot taps
  10. hot tear
  11. hot tearing

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