der Shitstorm
Translation
shitstorm, online outrage, flame war
Examples
Der Tweet löste einen Shitstorm aus.
The tweet triggered a shitstorm.
Die Firma entschuldigte sich nach dem Shitstorm.
The company apologised after the shitstorm.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) trigger to trigger a shitstorm His statement triggered a shitstorm.
to get into ((sth.)) to get into a shitstorm He got into a shitstorm.
Similar Words
Synonyms: Empörungswelle (wave of outrage), Proteststurm (storm of protest)
Etymology
A loanword from English 'shit' + 'storm'.
Memory Tips
It's the same word as in English, but in German it's a masculine noun: 'der Shitstorm'.