schtik | ||
1. | [ noun ] (Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning | |
Synonyms: | shtick shtik schtick | |
Examples: | "his shtik made us laugh" |
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Related terms: | buffoonery Yiddish | |
2. | [ noun ] (Yiddish) a devious trick; a bit of cheating | |
Synonyms: | shtick shtik schtick | |
Examples: | "how did you ever fall for a shtik like that?" |
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Related terms: | trick Yiddish | |
3. | [ noun ] (Yiddish) a little; a piece | |
Synonyms: | shtick shtik schtick | |
Examples: | "give him a shtik cake" "he's a shtik crazy" "he played a shtik Beethoven" |
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Related terms: | small_indefinite_quantity schtickl Yiddish | |
4. | [ noun ] (Yiddish) a contrived and often used bit of business that a performer uses to steal attention | |
Synonyms: | shtick shtik schtick | |
Examples: | "play it straight with no shtik" |
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Related terms: | business Yiddish | |
Similar spelling: |
schtikl schtick schtickl sciatic Scottish sciatica Scots Scotch Scates |