Wodehouse

American

[wood-hous] / ˈwʊdˌhaʊs /

noun

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

Wodehouse British

/ ˈwʊdˌhaʊs /

noun

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

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Newspaper columnists condemned Wodehouse as a “Quisling,” libraries took his books off their shelves, there were condemnatory speeches in Parliament.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2025

The pleasures of Wodehouse are inexhaustible, so I’ll stop here.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2025

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

From BBC • Jul. 9, 2023

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

From New York Times • Dec. 19, 2022

Mikey Moloney brings me P. G. Wodehouse books his father gets from the library and I have great days with Ukridge and Bertie Wooster and all the Mulliners.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt

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