I sometimes hear it and dont get it. what does it mean and why do people say it?
2007-05-11 08:40:49 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
When the problem happens.
Basically you say it you'll understand what I mean when the *** hits the fan.
2007-05-11 08:44:15 · answer #1 · answered by jay k 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Think about it. You are facing a fan. You throw pudding into it. What happens to the pudding -- it goes everywhere and hits you in the face. It means when everything goes wrong or something turns bad. Sometimes it is used to mean when someone finds out they've been mislead.
2007-05-11 08:45:48 · answer #2 · answered by whisper2roar 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cause its like, you know something bad is going to happen. thats when the **** hits the fan. something happens that makes a big mess. the air traffic controllers are gonna b pissed once the **** hits the fan(says someone on a plain about to crash)
bad exmple, but u get the idea
2007-05-11 08:45:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The connotation is that when it hits the fan, it's going to hit everyone that hasn't found a good place to hide.
People generally say it after they've found their own place to hide, to call attention to the fact that the person they are saying it to seems to be standing right in front of the fan.
2007-05-11 08:45:34 · answer #4 · answered by open4one 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it means that at that point, what was bad to begin with will become a problem for a lot of people (or alot of people will get mad).
example "when I told my mom i was fired, the **** hit the fan"
meaning, my mom got really upset at me for getting fired.
example "You didnt get your homework done, just wait till the **** hits the fan"
meaning, you think its bad now, just wait till your teacher finds out
Just imagine the reaction of people if you litterally took a lump of **** and threw it into a fan in a crowded room. You would upset anyone who was affected.
2007-05-11 08:47:54 · answer #5 · answered by bigdonut72 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably because s*** hitting a running fan would make a big mess and that's what it means, to have a big mess on your hands.
2007-05-11 08:44:39 · answer #6 · answered by vnlathndr775 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well, when sh*t hits the fan you get a mess. If something goes wrong and is a mess, sh*t hits the fan.♥
2007-05-11 08:50:54 · answer #7 · answered by badrabbit108 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its means everything is crazy and falling apart. Sort of the like the immediate area after one of my devistating roundhouse kicks
2007-05-11 08:44:53 · answer #8 · answered by Relax Guy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Meaning: Messy and exciting consequences brought about by a previously secret situation becoming public.
See the link below for its origin.
2007-05-11 08:44:41 · answer #9 · answered by Capt. Swayworn 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
It means that you're doing something not so great (like throwing **** around), and eventually it will have unpleasant repercussions.
2007-05-11 08:45:33 · answer #10 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋