Wiktionary
n. 1 (context vulgar English) A violent situation. 2 (context idiomatic vulgar English) Considerable backlash from the public.
Wikipedia
Shitstorm is a vulgar dysphemism for a chaotic and unpleasant situation. The term may specifically refer to:
- Shitstorm, a band on the Robotic Empire record label
- "Shitstorm", a song by Murder Squad from their 2003 album Ravenous, Murderous
- "Shitstorm", a song by the band Casey Jones from their 2006 album The Messenger
- "Shitstorm", a song by Strapping Young Lad from their 2005 album Alien
Usage examples of "shitstorm".
The flip side might be logical chaos--a verdict or the absence of a verdict spawned by the numbingly protracted cross-media extravaganza that has deluged all would-be jurors and indeed the entire American public with an accretion of contradictory details both densely pertinent and superfluous--a huge shitstorm of information, misinformation, innuendo, and disingenuously reported rebop that backs you into a corner like a date rapist you can never escape until you shut down your electronic and printed-page access to the world, move to the South Pole, and start flicking penguins.