flop sweat

noun

Etymology

From flop + sweat.

  1. inherited from *swoyd- — “to sweat
  2. inherited from *swait-
  3. inherited from swāt
  4. inherited from swete
  5. compounded as flop sweat — “flop + sweat

Definitions

  1. Sweat due to nervousness, especially fear of failure.

    • Billy Vine, covered with flop sweat, started so-so, but in a few minutes he had them.
  2. Panic or anxiety about possible failure.

    • This is the point very often where panic sets in. In theatre jargon, we call it "flop sweat."

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