shtick

Noun
  1. (Yiddish) a little;
    A piece (synset 113784976)
    "give him a shtik cake"; "he's a shtik crazy"; "he played a shtik Beethoven"
    referred to in: yiddish - a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken in Europe as a vernacular by many Jews; written in the Hebrew script
    is a type of: small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude
    subtypes: schtickl, schtikl, shtickl, shtikl - a really little shtik
    same as: schtick, schtik, shtik
  2. (Yiddish) a contrived and often used bit of business that a performer uses to steal attention (synset 100551582)
    "play it straight with no shtik"
    referred to in: yiddish - a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken in Europe as a vernacular by many Jews; written in the Hebrew script
    is a type of: business, byplay, stage business - incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect
    same as: schtick, schtik, shtik
  3. (Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning (synset 100514608)
    "his shtik made us laugh"
    referred to in: yiddish - a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken in Europe as a vernacular by many Jews; written in the Hebrew script
    is a type of: buffoonery, clowning, frivolity, harlequinade, japery, prank - acting like a clown or buffoon
    same as: schtick, schtik, shtik
  4. (Yiddish) a devious trick;
    A bit of cheating (synset 100172703)
    "how did you ever fall for a shtik like that?"
    referred to in: yiddish - a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken in Europe as a vernacular by many Jews; written in the Hebrew script
    is a type of: fast one, trick - a cunning or deceitful action or device
    same as: schtick, schtik, shtik

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