A problem just got worse, or a problematic information just went public.
When somthing that was supposed to stey a secret became known to the worse people, or a problem you dreaded just manifested
A: John sent the email to his boss by mistake...
B: The Shit just hit the fan

A: The software update included the virus, it was sent to all the clients by now
B: The shit just hit the fan
by DarkLight310 March 16, 2010
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meaning that things just got worse, and its going to be messy.
Jane: Mary heard from joe that we stole her money.
Jackie: What are we going to do?
Jane: I don't know... i guess the shit just hit the fan, theres nothing to do.
by LauRUNloo July 20, 2008
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