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When the shit hits the fan 

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When a hidden or contained problem (the shit) is suddenly exposed or spirals into utter chaos (shit making contact with rotating fan blades) causing a change of tactic from problem elimination (disposal of shit) to damage control or abandonment (cleaning of all traces of bits of scattered of shit or escaping as situation is now unmanageable)
When the shit hits the fan, we’re going to need to call in a cleaner
When the shit hits the fan by BLEVE March 20, 2013
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when shit hits the fan • When the shit hits the fan • When Shit Breaks The Shovel • When Shit Goes Down • When shit hit the floor • when he shit • Hard to give a shit when you have to take one • It's hard to give a shit when you don't. • look at my own arse when I shit • This shit happens when you've finished, your pants are up to your knees, and you suddenly realize you have to shit some more.

When the shit hits the fan 

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1.)When all hell breaks loose, Pandora's Box is opened, when you're screwed big time, and/or when yer fucked over.

2.)The moment at which fecal matter hits the spinning blades of an electric fan.

3.)A really good Circle Jerks song featured on the cult classic film Repo Man.
We just get by however we can. We all gotta duck, when the shit hits the fan!

Goddamit boy, how many time have I told you to stop shitting in front of the fan?
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when the shit hits the fan 

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When the truth is discovered the consequences will be felt.
You're in big trouble when the shit hits the fan.
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when the shit hits the fan 

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When something really bad is about to go down. The brief moment before a world of pain is brought down upon someone
When someone says Kelly has small eyes but doesn't realise she can hear them. That's when the shit hits the fan.
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Shitdar

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Spidey sense for evading poop on the street, canine or otherwise.
When walking in NYC or LA, you need shitdar.
Shitdar by Sickomonster June 3, 2026
Word of the Day on June 6, 2026
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Shackteâu

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A Shackteau is a humble, weather-beaten, structurally questionable shelter located in a spectacular or highly coveted place—Wales, Jackson Hole, Sun Valley, Crested Butte, coastal Maine, the Alps—where the building itself may be worth almost nothing, but the dirt, view, access, and mythology make it absurdly valuable.
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Shackteâu - We thought it was an abandoned shed until the realtor called it a rare alpine Shackteâu with unobstructed views and listed it for $2 million.
Shackteâu by ez-dog June 4, 2026
Word of the Day on June 5, 2026
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