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wodehousian
Wodehousian (adj) means In the style of the English writer P. G. Wodehouse, known for his comic novels with eccentric characters.
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In the style of the English writer P. G. Wodehouse, known for his comic novels with eccentric characters.
"The Wodehousian way is the ability to effortlessly expand characters, trivialities and plots and exaggerate the mundane to great comic or catastrophic effect."
— Delshad Irani, Jeeves@100: Here's how PG Wodehouse influences Indian copy writing (2015)
"Traipsing through this farce is the most Wodehousian character of all, Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson, a 54-year-old dishevelled blond toff with a talent for leaping into action precisely when his country needs him least."
— Tom Rachman, A fresh disaster: How Brexit is diverting Britain (2018)
"On the coach the next morning, James shows a Wodehousian ability to find alternatives to the verb “to go”: “Let’s slowly trickle along”, “I think we could race back now”, “We might just wander up for a look”."
— Elfreda Pownall, Italian gardens: a spectacular visit to the Roman Campagna (2013)
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Etymology
Formed from Wodehouse and -ian.
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"wodehousian" (adj) means in the style of the English writer P. G. Wodehouse, known for his comic novels with eccentric characters.
