shtick Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun (Yiddish) a little; a piece
shtik; schtik; schtick.
- give him a shtik cake
- he's a shtik crazy
- he played a shtik Beethoven
noun (Yiddish) a contrived and often used bit of business that a performer uses to steal attention
shtik; schtik; schtick.
- play it straight with no shtik
noun (Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning
shtik; schtik; schtick.
- his shtik made us laugh
noun (Yiddish) a devious trick; a bit of cheating
shtik; schtik; schtick.
- how did you ever fall for a shtik like that?