Robin Goodfellow

[good-fel-oh]

noun

1. Puck.

Robin Goodfellow

/ ˈrɒbɪn ˈɡʊdˌfɛləʊ /

noun

1. another name for puck 2

Example Sentences

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.

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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.”

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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.”

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

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Speaking of love that feels so wrong it can only be right, there’s also failed presidential candidate and budding late-night star Lindsey Graham, the Robin Goodfellow of Republican senators.

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