"hot tamale" meaning in English

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Interjection

Head templates: {{en-interj}} hot tamale
  1. An exclamation of surprise. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-hot_tamale-en-intj-3o-iLYuU Disambiguation of People: 54 23 23

Noun

Forms: hot tamales [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} hot tamale (plural hot tamales)
  1. (US, informal) A physically attractive person. Tags: US, informal
    Sense id: en-hot_tamale-en-noun-hv~~Z9vO Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 47 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 45 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 48 48
  2. (US, informal) A comical person or thing. Tags: US, informal
    Sense id: en-hot_tamale-en-noun-Hdg5lwS6 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 47 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 45 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 48 48

Inflected forms

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