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Robinhood Syndrome

A situation where systemic injustice is addressed (taking from the rich or powerful, as in the Robin Hood story), but it comes at a human cost that still evokes sympathy.
Luigi Mangione shot the United Healthcare CEO - they're all a bunch of crooks that have hurt so many people, they had it coming - this is justice served, but at the same time I can't help but feel bad for him and his family; I think I have "Robinhood Syndrome"
Robinhood Syndrome by cozjfs December 12, 2024

robin hood shade 

When a boss takes commission or work from one employee and gives it to another for their benefit.
Can you believe what Mr Smith did? He took my sale and commission and gave it to Terry. That's some serious Robin Hood shade there!
robin hood shade by Rickgnp June 23, 2017

Reverse Robinhood 

Taken money from the Poor and giving it to the Rich
I get 5% Cash Back on my Discover Card.... They get that cash back money from the poor fucks that get charged with the interest rates because they cant pay their bills then they give it to me for paying on time. Hence Reverse Robinhood Money goes from poor to Rich instead of Rich to Poor
Reverse Robinhood by Dale Dobson February 12, 2012

Red Robinhood

A Red Robinhood is when you tie someone to a wall with a vine and then stick a sharp arrow up there ass and watch them turn into a tomato.
“I will Red Robinhood Andrew Mertz later tonight
Red Robinhood by Blexy March 20, 2021
An investing platform with free commissions that should really be called the Sheriff of Nottingham after they limited the purchases of "GME" to protect the hedge fund Citadel that pays 40% of their income.
"Do you invest on Robinhood? I heard they have free commissions"
"No, I invest on ThinkorSwim because they don't try to rob the hood. "
Robinhood by carribgyal February 1, 2021

Robinhood Publishers 

Publishing houses that rob their star authors to pay bonuses to their oft-underpaid and overworked editors and their bosses, using all kinds of creative strategies to avoid getting caught, while family-owned publishers would notoriously overpay themselves and their loved ones or relatives first, but underpay their employees.
Even in low-corruption Singapore, it’s an open secret that Robinhood publishers continue to thrive, because most authors who’ve a sixth sense of being shortchanged couldn’t afford the legal means to suing them for their decades-long shady business practices.
Robinhood Publishers by Fasters October 21, 2022