"flop sweat" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-flop sweat.ogg [Australia] Forms: flop sweats [plural]
Etymology: From flop + sweat. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|flop|sweat}} flop + sweat Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} flop sweat (usually uncountable, plural flop sweats)
  1. (slang) Sweat due to nervousness, especially fear of failure. Tags: slang, uncountable, usually Synonyms: flopsweat
    Sense id: en-flop_sweat-en-noun-5fZOyT4K Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 25
  2. (slang) Panic or anxiety about possible failure. Tags: slang, uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-flop_sweat-en-noun-9QGG4k~B

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