Figure of Fun (A).
A droll appearance, whether from untidiness, quaintness, or other peculiarity. ‘A precious figure of fun,ʹ is a rather stronger expression. These are chiefly applied to young children.
A droll appearance, whether from untidiness, quaintness, or other peculiarity. ‘A precious figure of fun,ʹ is a rather stronger expression. These are chiefly applied to young children.
Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.