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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]]."
* [[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.
* [[El Spanish
{{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.}}
* [[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.
* [[High
* [[High School Hustler]]: Psmith's original role. Even after he leaves school, his interactions with authority figures retain some of the same style.
* [[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.)
* [[Psmith Psyndrome]]: The [[Trope Namer]]. Even though the P is silent, Psmith can tell when someone pronounces his name without it.
* [[Smoky
* [[Stiff Upper Lip]]: Psmith takes this to [[Fearless Fool]]-level extremes.
* [[Upper Class Wit]]: Psmith.
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