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means A superficial measure meant to disguise or excuse something embarrassing or improper, which usually ends up drawing attention to the very thing it's trying to hide.

from Straight from Genesis: after eating the forbidden fruit, Adam and Eve realize they're naked and sew fig leaves together to cover themselves. The image stuck because it's absurdly minimal as actual cover — a few broad leaves hiding almost nothing — which is exactly why it became shorthand centuries later for any flimsy pretext or token concealment, especially the kind used to make something scandalous look respectable.