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jeeves

1. Generic name for a butler, generally informal and rude.
2. Mascot of search engine ask.com

Both are derived from the fiction of P. G. Wodehouse, whose character Jeeves quickly became known as more than a mere butler but something of a hidden genius, for Jeeves had the answers to everything.
1. "Hey Jeeves, disappear! I've got some private buiness I need to attend to."

2. When his master enquires about newts, Jeeves responds,"Oh, yes, sir. The aquatic members of the family Salamandridae which
constitute the genus Molge." -from the novel Right Ho, Jeeves!
by sandi June 6, 2004
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Jeeves

One of the two main characters of a series of books written by P.G. Wodehouse. Jeeves was a butler and veritable genius who got Bertie, his bumbling but well-meaning employer, out of trouble and inevitable misunderstandings.
Bertie: "So there you are. I'm on the horns of...what are those things you get on the horns of?"
Jeeves: "Dilemmas, sir."

(pg. 35, "Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves" 1963)
by anon September 15, 2003
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Jeeves

1. Name of Bertie Wooster's butler from P.G. Wodehouse's comedy Jeeves. This is maybe his most populer story.

In every book Bertie encounters a problem in his life, sometimes involving either his family or friends. Jeeves supports him with advice and help to get it off his chest.

Granada also aired it's own television series "Jeeves and Wooster", based off the book. Stephen Fry as Jeeves, and Hugh Laurie as Bertie. Both are actors in the Black-Adder series.

2. This is also a name for the butler stereotype. It sometimes honors Wodehouse's character as a namesake. An example is Ask Jeeves, the mascot of the internet search engine.
"There is one possible solution, sir"
by Anonymous November 21, 2004
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aks jeeves

A flash game found primarily on ebaumsworld. It pokes humor at black men, involving the ask jeeves "ask" button, though spelled aks. When the button is pressed, the black man dressed as a butler spouts off language. Temporary gratification, though funny sometimes.
by Huked Onn Foniks October 10, 2004
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Jeeves Phenomenon

That feeling you get when you wonder how you ever survived without something/someone and have difficulty remembering your life before it/them.

The name refers to P.G Wodehouse's characters Reginald Jeeves and Bertie Wooster. Jeeves was Bertie's butler and soon, Bertie became so dependant on Jeeves that he wondered how he got along without him.
My dad: I use the internet so much these days, I wonder how we kept in touch before it was invented.

Me: Yeah dad, it's a real Jeeves Phenomenon.
by Bertie Wooster247 January 20, 2013
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Jeeves

A fear of checking your bank account
Damn, after buying all those rounds at the bar last night I got jeeves.
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Jeeves

Man who tucks Bertie Wooster in at night
what-ho, Jeeves!
by ND April 23, 2004
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