(slang) Sweat due to nervousness, especially fear of failure.
15 March 1947, Bill Smith, "Night Club Reviews", Billboard page 36:
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(slang) Panic or anxiety about possible failure.
: Billy Vine, covered with flop sweat, started so-so, but in a few minutes he had them.
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