shitstorm

noun

shit·​storm ˈshit-ˌstȯrm 

variants or less commonly shit storm

plural shitstorms also shit storms

vulgar slang : a wildly chaotic and unmanageable situation, controversy, or sequence of events

The tour was canceled. A predictable spiral ensued, culminating in an epic shitstorm of arrests, overdoses, domestic disharmony, prison, and parole violations.

—Scott Weiland

Word History

First Known Use

1948, in the meaning defined above