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Robin Goodfellow

American  
[good-fel-oh] / ˈgʊdˌfɛl oʊ /

noun

  1. Puck.


Robin Goodfellow British  
/ ˈrɒbɪn ˈɡʊdˌfɛləʊ /

noun

  1. another name for puck 2

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Even if Robin Goodfellow isn’t here to invite mischief into the lives of lovers and friends, there will be other tricksters and spirits to take his place.

From New York Times Feb. 22, 2022

Shakespeare buffs will recognize Robin Goodfellow, Moth and Oberon, continuing their machinations from “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” with a little plot help from “Much Ado About Nothing.”

From New York Times Aug. 20, 2021

In addition to the obvious homages to Shakespeare’s most quoted play, then, we have the witchy “Macbeth” reference and — in a character named Robin Goodfellow — a nod to “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2021

Puck, of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” was also known as Robin Goodfellow.

From Washington Post Jan. 2, 2018

Who?" said the old host, "why, who but Robin Goodfellow, his own self!

From William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale by Curling, Henry

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