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"Robin Hood" has occasionally been used as a common noun. It may mean a lie or tall tale or it may be used as a generic term for a rebel.

== Robin Hood <nowiki>=</nowiki> a lie ==
Apparently "Robin Hood" has been used as a noun meaning "a daring lie". John S. Farmer notes in his edition of John Heywood's ''Dialogue'' that "[...] the story of Robin Hood ultimately grew so misty and traditional that the name became a generic byword for the marvellous that was not believable. Thus Robin Hood, ''subs.'' = a daring lie [...]".<ref>{{:Heywood, John 1906a}}, p. 191.</ref> Unfortunately he cites no source or example, neither is this particular use of the name instanced in Heywood's ''Dialogue''.

=== Brief mention ===
* {{:Heywood, John 1906a}}, p. 191.<p style="padding-bottom:1em;"></p>

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== Robin Hood <nowiki>=</nowiki> a rebel ==
During the 1590's, the name "Robin Hood" enjoyed a brief vogue as a synonym for a rebel, traitor, enemy or criminal in the English state correspondence that was occasioned by the so-called [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tudor_conquest_of_Ireland Tudor conquest of Ireland]. This use is characterized not so much by the implied negative attitude to the outlaw &ndash; for that is by no means rare &ndash; as by "Robin Hood" functioning as a common noun: it may be put in the plural or preceded by an article or pronoun as in "a Robin Hood", "their Robin Hood" etc. 

While it is highly debatable whether any of the English historical Robin Hoods deserve to be considered ''the'' original historical Robin Hood, it can be said with certainty that about a handful of late 16th century Irish patriots were officially labelled Robin Hoods by English authorities.

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