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    Posted: 13 Aug 2022 at 4:37pm
So my object was "flop sweat". I had no idea what that was and turned to Google to find out that it's nervous sweat brought on by fear of failure. 

I also found this Urban Dictionary definition...

"The light and tiny beads of sweat that transfer from the back of a males scrotum to the skin of a female during sex, usually propelled by the energy of the sack flopping back and forth." 

I am super tempted to use the Urban definition, especially since I got zero points in round 1. But not sure how to work that into a drama
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Originally posted by FerretKittyMom FerretKittyMom wrote:

So my object was "flop sweat". I had no idea what that was and turned to Google to find out that it's nervous sweat brought on by fear of failure. 

I also found this Urban Dictionary definition...

"The light and tiny beads of sweat that transfer from the back of a males scrotum to the skin of a female during sex, usually propelled by the energy of the sack flopping back and forth." 

I am super tempted to use the Urban definition, especially since I got zero points in round 1. But not sure how to work that into a drama
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I am sorry, but that should easily be placed in any everyday conversation. I hear it all the time in the coffee shop.
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This is the funniest thing I've read all day. LOL

Thanks for the comedic break but sorry to hear about your very odd prompt! Shocked
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I’m your group too! Literally getting flop sweat in has been the biggest nightmare of this weekend - especially as it’s a drama, surprisingly any and all serious drama moments seem to be ruined a tad by the words ‘flop sweat’…. 

Hope you’ve had more luck with it than me. 
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Originally posted by Lally Lally wrote:

I’m your group too! Literally getting flop sweat in has been the biggest nightmare of this weekend - especially as it’s a drama, surprisingly any and all serious drama moments seem to be ruined a tad by the words ‘flop sweat’…. 

Hope you’ve had more luck with it than me. 

I ended up using the term "nervous sweat" and then described how my main character was afraid of failing. Hopefully that satisfies the requirement. I didn't score in round one anyways, so if they DQ me so be it. 
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I also had this prompt!! Never heard the phrase before and had to brace myself for the Google search - it just sounds so dirty! Luckily I saw the nervous sweat definition first 😅 😅
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I had it too—but I’d heard it many times before in the context of a stage performer getting it before going out in front of a crowd.  In the end, it wasn’t as tough to incorporate as I thought it would, as almost everyone has a cause for nervous sweat at some point in their lives!

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