Casey"Good thing my girlfriend has a nice car, I can use that when my car shits the fan."
Alex: "Yeah but what if your relationship shits the fan"?
Alex: "Yeah but what if your relationship shits the fan"?
by bostoncasey August 21, 2018

by sexual goat August 01, 2006

by Calico Rose January 20, 2015

An expression that which a horrible disaster or something big has happened, or just going out of control
by The Jester of Madness! November 10, 2015

by Bubba Miarkovich June 19, 2003

The point at which "the shit hits the fan" is the point at which an already unstable situation devolves into utter chaos, often in spite of--or even due to--a higher authority's attempt to control it.
"But what happens if the cops try to suppress the protest?"
"Well, then, the shit hits the fan."
"A full-scale riot?"
"Exactly."
"Well, then, the shit hits the fan."
"A full-scale riot?"
"Exactly."
by Shockz0rz November 07, 2008

Basically, this is when emotions break loose and people get hurt. A literal meaning would be that shit gets on everybody due to the intrinsic nature of the fan.
by Define Please June 14, 2016
