1fan 
/ˈfæn/ noun
plural fans /ˈfæn/ noun [count] : a machine or device that is used to move the air and make people or things cooler: such as a : a flat device that is held in your hand and waved back and forth in front of your face
b : an electrical machine that has turning blades
▪ The engine was cooled by an electric fan. — see picture at car
b : an electrical machine that has turning blades
▪ The engine was cooled by an electric fan. — see picture at car
hit the fan
informal : to cause a lot of anger and trouble — used especially to describe what happens when people find out about something that makes them very angry ▪ I don't want to be there when it hits the fan. — often used in the impolite phrase when the shit hits the fan
— compare 3fan
