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schtik

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Grab a good, or boring novel if that's your schtik and read it for 20 min while in bed.

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Quick take

(Yiddish) a little; a piece; "give him a shtik cake"; "he's a shtik crazy"; "he played a shtik Beethoven"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of schtik gathered in one view.

noun

(Yiddish) a little; a piece; "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; "play it straight with no shtik"

noun

(Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning; "his shtik made us laugh"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for schtik.

noun

(Yiddish) a little; a piece; "give him a shtik cake"; "he's a shtik crazy"; "he played a shtik Beethoven"

See also: shtik, shtick, schtick

noun

(Yiddish) a contrived and often used bit of business that a performer uses to steal attention; "play it straight with no shtik"

See also: shtik, shtick, schtick

noun

(Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning; "his shtik made us laugh"

See also: shtik, shtick, schtick

noun

(Yiddish) a devious trick; a bit of cheating; "how did you ever fall for a shtik like that?"

See also: shtik, shtick, schtick

Example sentences

1

Grab a good, or boring novel if that's your schtik and read it for 20 min while in bed.

2

The whole valley 'unicorn' schtik is what's unlikely, it's just glib VC speak for fast bucks and easy money

3

The kicker is the whole "it's not enforcing morality" or defending a world view schtik.

4

Unfortunately for you, the Democratic party has been a "big tent" party since FDR - that's their political schtik.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use schtik in a sentence?

Grab a good, or boring novel if that's your schtik and read it for 20 min while in bed.

What does schtik mean?

(Yiddish) a little; a piece; "give him a shtik cake"; "he's a shtik crazy"; "he played a shtik Beethoven"

What part of speech is schtik?

schtik is commonly used as noun.