The 'A Fucking Leaf' meme originated on the 4chan imageboard /pol/ around 2016, where users frequently engaged in nationalistic banter. It serves as a derogatory jab at Canada, specifically targeting the simplicity of the maple leaf on the Canadian national flag compared to more aggressive or traditional heraldic symbols like eagles or lions. The meme gained massive traction as a way to dismiss Canadian political opinions or cultural relevance by reducing the nation's identity to just 'a fucking leaf.' Today, it is used more broadly in ironic contexts or as a template for comparing underwhelming symbols against more impressive ones, usually accompanied by an image of a character looking bewildered or enraged by the perceived insignificance of the object.