flop sweat
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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But throughout the 2025 Emmys telecast, the nice guy comic flailed in the deep end of a flop sweat pool.
From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2025
But by tip Tuesday against Penn State, they took their places as usual, with little more than flop sweat to suggest something was amiss.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2025
Even if you’re not someone who experiences full-blown flop sweat when things go awry, those micro-shifts in sweat content of your skin can indicate different kinds of emotional arousal, including the onset of stress.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 25, 2022
Sorry, but this desperate Hail Mary pass of a trailer smells of flop sweat.
From New York Times ● Feb. 4, 2019
You can practically smell the flop sweat as you read AMPAS’s press release.
From Slate ● Aug. 9, 2018
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