schtik

schtik
noun
1. (Yiddish) a little; a piece
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give him a shtik cake

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he's a shtik crazy

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he played a shtik Beethoven

• Syn: ↑shtik, ↑shtick, ↑schtick
• Topics: ↑Yiddish
• Hyponyms: ↑shtikl, ↑shtickl, ↑schtikl, ↑schtickl
2. (Yiddish) a contrived and often used bit of business that a performer uses to steal attention
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play it straight with no shtik

• Syn: ↑shtik, ↑shtick, ↑schtick
• Topics: ↑Yiddish
• Hypernyms: ↑business, ↑stage business, ↑byplay
3. (Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning
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his shtik made us laugh

• Syn: ↑shtik, ↑shtick, ↑schtick
• Topics: ↑Yiddish
• Hypernyms: ↑buffoonery, ↑clowning, ↑japery, ↑frivolity, ↑harlequinade, ↑prank
4. (Yiddish) a devious trick; a bit of cheating
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how did you ever fall for a shtik like that?

• Syn: ↑shtik, ↑shtick, ↑schtick
• Topics: ↑Yiddish
• Hypernyms: ↑trick, ↑fast one

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schtik «shtihk», noun.
Slang. an act, routine, gimmick, or trick, especially thought of as characteristic of a particular entertainer: »

John Barber's schtik is to flay his native land (Maclean's).

 Also, shtick.
╂[< Yiddish shtik piece, slice]

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