Definition of Schtick

1. Noun. (Yiddish) a little; a piece. "He played a shtik Beethoven"

Exact synonyms: Schtik, Shtick, Shtik
Category relationships: Yiddish
Generic synonyms: Small Indefinite Amount, Small Indefinite Quantity
Specialized synonyms: Schtickl, Schtikl, Shtickl, Shtikl

2. Noun. (Yiddish) a contrived and often used bit of business that a performer uses to steal attention. "Play it straight with no shtik"
Exact synonyms: Schtik, Shtick, Shtik
Generic synonyms: Business, Byplay, Stage Business
Category relationships: Yiddish

3. Noun. (Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning. "His shtik made us laugh"
Exact synonyms: Schtik, Shtick, Shtik
Generic synonyms: Buffoonery, Clowning, Frivolity, Harlequinade, Japery, Prank
Category relationships: Yiddish

4. Noun. (Yiddish) a devious trick; a bit of cheating. "How did you ever fall for a shtik like that?"
Exact synonyms: Schtik, Shtick, Shtik
Generic synonyms: Fast One, Trick
Category relationships: Yiddish

Definition of Schtick

1. shtick [n -S] - See also: shtick

Lexicographical Neighbors of Schtick

schout
schouts
schradan
Schreger's lines
Schreiber's aster
schreibersite
Schridde's cancer hairs
schrik
schriks
schrod
Schrodinger
Schrodinger equation
Schrodinger wave equation
schrods
Schroeder's operation
schtick (current term)
schtickl
schticks
schtik
schtikl
schtiks
schtook
schtooks
schtoom
schtuck
schtucks
Schubert
Schuchardt's operation
Schuffner's dots
Schuffner's granules

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