Jeeves

noun

ˈjēvz

plural -es

: a valet or butler especially of model behavior

Jeevesian

ˈjēvzēən

adjective

Word History

Etymology

after Jeeves, valet in the novels of P.G. Wodehouse †1975 English novelist

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