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fig leaf

A small/minimal cover/pretext/justification to undertake an action.

Derived from Genesis 3:7, where Adam and Eve hid their genitals with fig leaves to cover their nakedness.
He doesn't have even a fucking fig leaf to hide behind...

They are clinging to this fig leaf and playing dumb...
by theskyishigh November 25, 2019
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