Wodehouse

American  

[wood-hous] / ˈwʊdˌhaʊs /

noun

1. Sir P(elham) G(renville) 1881–1975, U.S. novelist and humorist, born in England.

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Wodehouse British  

/ ˈwʊdˌhaʊs /

noun

1. Sir P ( elham ) G ( renville ). 1881–1975, US author, born in England. His humorous novels of upper-class life in England include the Psmith and Jeeves series

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Other Word Forms

• Wodehousian adjective

Example Sentences

If you’ve never read Wodehouse, I envy you the pleasure of discovering him for the first time.

From Los Angeles Times

The 13 most essential L.A. works of short fiction, from a Little Tokyo proto-noir to Fitzgerald, Wodehouse, Bradbury and generations of Chicano pioneers.

From Los Angeles Times

Other highlights include rare and first editions of books by Agatha Christie, PG Wodehouse and James Joyce.

From BBC

Wodehouse put it in “My Man Jeeves,” if people don’t sometimes yield to them?

From New York Times

Wodehouse’s every sentence, my very favorite comic novels are Jerome K. Jerome’s high-spirited “Three Men in a Boat” and the scathing portrait of an unconscious religious hypocrite, H.H.

From Washington Post