Where does “flop sweat” come from?
flop sweat (English) comes from English sweat, from Middle English sweten, from Old English swētan — to sweeten.
flop sweat (English): Sweat due to nervousness, especially fear of...
Definitions
- Sweat due to nervousness, especially fear of...
Ancestry of “flop sweat”, step by step
flop sweat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sweat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sweat | Fluid that exits the body through pores in the... |
| 2 | Middle English | sweten | To make sweet, sweeten; To induce happiness; To... |
| 3 | Old English | swētan | to sweeten |
via English FLOP
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | FLOP | Synonym of flop |
| 2 | English | floating-point operation | Alternative form of floating point operation |