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shitstorm

American  
[shit-stawrm] / ˈʃɪtˌstɔrm /

noun

Slang: Vulgar.

  1. a disaster, scandal, or catastrophic controversy.

    The public relations shitstorm would end your career if anyone ever found out about this!

Etymology

Origin of shitstorm

An Americanism dating back to 1945–50; shit ( def. ) + storm ( def. )

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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