flop sweat

== English == === Alternative forms === flopsweat === Etymology === From flop +‎ sweat. === Pronunciation === === Noun === flop sweat (usually uncountable, plural flop sweats) (slang) Sweat due to nervousness, especially fear of failure. 15 March 1947, Bill Smith, "Night Club Reviews", Billboard page 36: Billy Vine, covered with flop sweat, started so-so, but in a few minutes he had them. (slang) Panic or anxiety about possible failure.