Definition of Shtick

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

Exact synonyms: Schtick, Schtik, 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: Schtick, Schtik, 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: Schtick, Schtik, 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: Schtick, Schtik, Shtik
Generic synonyms: Fast One, Trick
Category relationships: Yiddish

Definition of Shtick

1. an entertainment routine [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Shtick

shruff
shrug
shrugged
shrugging
shrugs
shrug off
shrunk
shrunken
shtchi
shtchis
shtetel
shtetels
shtetl
shtetlach
shtetls
shtick (current term)
shtickier
shtickiest
shtickl
shticks
shticky
shtik
shtikl
shtiks
shtook
shtooks
shtoom
shtuck
shtucks
shtum

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