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n. (hot tamale English)
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Hot Tamales is a chewy, cinnamon flavored, oblong-shaped candy introduced in 1950 — manufactured and marketed in the United States by Just Born, a family-owned, Pennsylvania-based candy company.
Deriving its name from the sometimes pungent (spicy hot) flavor of tamales, Hot Tamales was the top selling cinnamon candy, as of 1999.
Usage examples of "hot tamales".
Bobby didn't much care for a Negro's breath on his hot tamales, either, but kept his mouth shut.
He adjusted the mirror as he assured her hot tamales were sort of big hollow noodles made of cornmeal and stuffed with spicy ground meat.
I called plaintively as they left, then returned my attention to hot tamales, cold beer, and the odd body or two.
So they did, and he was right about hot tamales tasting far more interesting than string beans.
He lived on cinnamon-flavored candies called Hot Tamales and Diet Coke, with pepperoni pizza for protein.