hot tamale
English
Interjection
- 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 […] "
- (US, informal) A comical person or thing.
- He’s so funny; what a hot tamale he is!