The Fug meme is a variation of the Finnish internet character Spurdo Spärde, which originated on the Kuvalauta imageboard in the late 2000s. Represented as a poorly drawn, bear-like figure with a shocked expression and a wide mouth, 'Fug' is a phonetic misspelling of the word 'fuck.' The meme typically uses a specific style of broken English known as 'Finglish,' often characterized by adding ':DDDD' or the word 'EBIN' to sentences. It evolved from satirical parodies of new users on message boards and eventually became a global symbol for chaotic irony and absurdist internet humor within the wider sphere of 4chan and Reddit.