This has nothing to do with the bird. Robin in this expression is a corruption of the French ruban, meaning 'ribbon'.In 17th and 18th century France, there was a good deal for the average peasant to complain about, but complaining to the King in particular was not a good idea. The monarch's usual reaction to a petition from his subjects was to seize the first two or three signers and have them beheaded. Not wishing to lose their heads, but bent nonetheless on petitioning for justice, clever peasants came up with the expedient of signing their names on the petition in a circle, like a ribbon. That way, no one's name came first, and, assuming that there were hundreds of signatures on the petition, it was impractical for the King to punish all the signers. A similar method was adopted by disgruntled sailor in the 18th century British Royal Navy, another institution not known for welcoming criticism. Sailors often signed their names to a petition like the spokes of a wheel, so that no one of them could be considered the leader of a mutiny and hanged.
by Pdawg September 17, 2003
Get the round robin mug.by LLL25 August 6, 2006
Get the robinator mug.Related Words
Robiny
• Robin
• Robin Hood
• robin williams
• robinsons
• Robine
• robin hood-ing
• robin buckley
• robin thicke
• Robining
by funman21 July 9, 2009
Get the jack robinson mug.1) The largest public school in northern virginia so large that actual SUB-schools are required for each grade; consists of 4000+ students who are either emo, preppy, asian, "ghetto," nerdy, druggie, "hard-core," or a combination of 2+ of these characteristics.
2) A place where the most notorious teachers reside in the: hallways, blowing their whistles; classrooms, forgetting your assignments and hating you if you are smarter than them; libraries, with their shrill cracking voices and stubborn stupidity; main office, holding a stupid wooden cane with the mascot on top.
3) The place where graduating classes leave the queerest departure gifts, e.g. the tall clock with the awkwardly large face; the "gold" ram that was tagged red/purple by another school.
4) see Prison.
2) A place where the most notorious teachers reside in the: hallways, blowing their whistles; classrooms, forgetting your assignments and hating you if you are smarter than them; libraries, with their shrill cracking voices and stubborn stupidity; main office, holding a stupid wooden cane with the mascot on top.
3) The place where graduating classes leave the queerest departure gifts, e.g. the tall clock with the awkwardly large face; the "gold" ram that was tagged red/purple by another school.
4) see Prison.
by captive at robinson April 20, 2007
Get the robinson secondary school mug.Red Robin (NASDAQ: RRGB) is a chain of casual dining restaurants founded in 1969 in Seattle, Washington, USA and now headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado. The chain is best known for its gourmet burgers and bottomless steak fries as well as its freckled lemonade. Currently Bob McCorey is the largest employee and is known company wide for once eating an outstanding 12 burgers in one sitting.
The first Red Robin still stands at the corner of Furhman and Eastlake Avenues E. in Seattle, at the southern end of the University Bridge. This building dates from 1940 and was first called Sam's Tavern. The owner, Sam, sang in a barber shop quartet and could frequently be heard singing, "When the red, red robin goes bob, bob, bobbin' along." (Henry Woods) He liked the song so much that he eventually changed the name to Sam's Red Robin. It eventually dropped the "Sam" and simply became Red Robin. The first restaurant was 1,200 sq. feet. In 1973 the restaurant expanded their business to include their most well known hamburgers including the famous Red Robin Bacon Cheeseburger and the Royal Red Robin Burger which has a fried egg on the patty. In 1979 Red Robin regulars, Mike and Steve Snyder, decided to open their own Red Robin in Yakima, Wash. The Snyder Group Company becomes Red Robin's first franchisee. In 1980 Red Robin was well on its way to becoming "America's Gourmet Burgers & Spirits" by opening a restaurant in Portland, Ore. In 1983 Red Robin adopted a mascot named Red who became an overnight success and a favorite of children everywhere. In 1994 the company introduced their "Bottomless Steak Fries." In 2000 the company celebrated the opening of its 150th restaurant. As of February 2007, there are 307 locations across the United States and 18 in Canada.
Big Three: Mayo, Tomato, Lettuce
Big Four: Mayo, Tomato, Lettuce, Pickles
Big Five: Mayo, Tomato, Lettuce, Pickles, Onions
Big Six: Mayo, Tomato, Lettuce, Pickles, Onions, Red Relish
The first Red Robin still stands at the corner of Furhman and Eastlake Avenues E. in Seattle, at the southern end of the University Bridge. This building dates from 1940 and was first called Sam's Tavern. The owner, Sam, sang in a barber shop quartet and could frequently be heard singing, "When the red, red robin goes bob, bob, bobbin' along." (Henry Woods) He liked the song so much that he eventually changed the name to Sam's Red Robin. It eventually dropped the "Sam" and simply became Red Robin. The first restaurant was 1,200 sq. feet. In 1973 the restaurant expanded their business to include their most well known hamburgers including the famous Red Robin Bacon Cheeseburger and the Royal Red Robin Burger which has a fried egg on the patty. In 1979 Red Robin regulars, Mike and Steve Snyder, decided to open their own Red Robin in Yakima, Wash. The Snyder Group Company becomes Red Robin's first franchisee. In 1980 Red Robin was well on its way to becoming "America's Gourmet Burgers & Spirits" by opening a restaurant in Portland, Ore. In 1983 Red Robin adopted a mascot named Red who became an overnight success and a favorite of children everywhere. In 1994 the company introduced their "Bottomless Steak Fries." In 2000 the company celebrated the opening of its 150th restaurant. As of February 2007, there are 307 locations across the United States and 18 in Canada.
Big Three: Mayo, Tomato, Lettuce
Big Four: Mayo, Tomato, Lettuce, Pickles
Big Five: Mayo, Tomato, Lettuce, Pickles, Onions
Big Six: Mayo, Tomato, Lettuce, Pickles, Onions, Red Relish
Red Robin hostesses are the best.
Red Robin has the best burger.
"Hi. Thank you for calling Mall 205 Red Robins. This Sharon Speaking. How May I Help you?"
Red Robin has the best burger.
"Hi. Thank you for calling Mall 205 Red Robins. This Sharon Speaking. How May I Help you?"
by ShawttiIsDaShitt December 18, 2007
Get the Red Robin mug.Coming from the show "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"; the act of two or more teenagers deciding to go out together, be it on a date or to a party and/or somewhere else that they can't be found going, and then telling their parents that they are going to each other's houses as an alibi.
by Laine February 8, 2004
Get the round robin mug.It is a sexual act, involving at least 6 people for best results. The ideal's would be to get 3 beds, 3 girls bent over on the beds and 3 guys taking them from behind... using an egg timer each guy gets 3 minutes with the girl, after said time everyone switches around which is known as the round robin...
A: How did you and dave get on with those 2 girls last night?
B: Oh man, it was crazy we went back to their flat, and had some round robin action with their roommates...!
B: Oh man, it was crazy we went back to their flat, and had some round robin action with their roommates...!
by iKielo1 January 30, 2009
Get the Round Robin mug.