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* [[Carry a Big Stick]]: In ''Psmith, Journalist'', Psmith uses his walking stick to fend off a group of New York City thugs. When one of the thugs shouts, "He's got a big stick!" Psmith mutters to himself, "[[Lampshade Hanging|I am become]] [[Theodore Roosevelt]]." |
* [[Carry a Big Stick]]: In ''Psmith, Journalist'', Psmith uses his walking stick to fend off a group of New York City thugs. When one of the thugs shouts, "He's got a big stick!" Psmith mutters to himself, "[[Lampshade Hanging|I am become]] [[Theodore Roosevelt]]." |
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* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: Psmith pretends to be one because it amuses him and throws people off their guard; nevertheless, he is always aware of and in control of the situation. |
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: Psmith pretends to be one because it amuses him and throws people off their guard; nevertheless, he is always aware of and in control of the situation. |
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* [[El Spanish-O]]: In ''Psmith, Journalist'', this is how the office boy attempts to make himself understood by an Italian. |
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{{quote| Pugsy as interpreter was energetic but not wholly successful. He appeared to have a fixed idea that the Italian language was one easily mastered by the simple method of saying "da" instead of "the", and tacking on a final "a" to any word that seemed to him to need one.}} |
{{quote| Pugsy as interpreter was energetic but not wholly successful. He appeared to have a fixed idea that the Italian language was one easily mastered by the simple method of saying "da" instead of "the", and tacking on a final "a" to any word that seemed to him to need one.}} |
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* [[Friendship Moment]]: In ''Mike and Psmith'', Mike gets the blame for a prank he wasn't responsible for, and can't defend himself because it would mean admitting he was out of school at night; his usually diffident best friend Psmith owns up, even though he didn't do it either and it means probable expulsion. |
* [[Friendship Moment]]: In ''Mike and Psmith'', Mike gets the blame for a prank he wasn't responsible for, and can't defend himself because it would mean admitting he was out of school at night; his usually diffident best friend Psmith owns up, even though he didn't do it either and it means probable expulsion. |
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* [[High-Class Glass]]: One of Psmith's trademarks. |
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* [[High School Hustler]]: Psmith's original role. Even after he leaves school, his interactions with authority figures retain some of the same style. |
* [[High School Hustler]]: Psmith's original role. Even after he leaves school, his interactions with authority figures retain some of the same style. |
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* [[Intrepid Reporter]]: Billy Windsor in ''Psmith, Journalist''. |
* [[Intrepid Reporter]]: Billy Windsor in ''Psmith, Journalist''. |
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* [[One Steve Limit]]: At the beginning of the series, Psmith gives his first name as Rupert, but in ''Leave It to Psmith'' he's become a Ronald, probably because the Blandings series already contained a Rupert Baxter. (Psmith technically has a prior claim to the forename, but as he's Psmith to all and sundry he was less attached to it.) |
* [[One Steve Limit]]: At the beginning of the series, Psmith gives his first name as Rupert, but in ''Leave It to Psmith'' he's become a Ronald, probably because the Blandings series already contained a Rupert Baxter. (Psmith technically has a prior claim to the forename, but as he's Psmith to all and sundry he was less attached to it.) |
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* [[Psmith Psyndrome]]: The [[Trope Namer]]. Even though the P is silent, Psmith can tell when someone pronounces his name without it. |
* [[Psmith Psyndrome]]: The [[Trope Namer]]. Even though the P is silent, Psmith can tell when someone pronounces his name without it. |
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* [[Smoky Gentlemen's Club]]: Psmith is a member of at least two: The Senior Conservative Club, mostly the preserve of older men like his father and his boss in ''Psmith in the City'', and the Drones Club, whose other members include [[Blandings Castle (Literature)|Freddie Threepwood]], [[Jeeves and Wooster (Literature)|Bertie Wooster]], and most of Wodehouse's other foolish young heroes. |
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* [[Stiff Upper Lip]]: Psmith takes this to [[Fearless Fool]]-level extremes. |
* [[Stiff Upper Lip]]: Psmith takes this to [[Fearless Fool]]-level extremes. |
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* [[Upper Class Wit]]: Psmith. |
* [[Upper Class Wit]]: Psmith. |