shitstorm

== English == === Etymology === From shit +‎ storm. === Pronunciation === === Noun === shitstorm (plural shitstorms) (slang, derogatory, vulgar) A chaotic and unpleasant or violent situation. Coordinate terms: shit show (degrees of tragedy or dark comedy vary across instances), perfect storm; clusterfuck, debacle, fiasco, hot mess, omnishambles (idiomatic, vulgar) Considerable backlash from the public. Near-synonyms: blowback, fallout 2010, Mungo MacCallum, The Monthly, April 2010, Issue 55, The Monthly Ptd Ltd, page 32: When Abbott stated openly that his plan involved a new tax of 1.7% on large companies with big profit margins - those, in fact, most able to pay - he provoked a near universal shitstorm. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → German: Shitstorm → Polish: gównoburza (calque) ==== Translations ====