(Yiddish) a little; a piece; "give him a shtik cake"; "he's a shtik crazy"; "he played a shtik Beethoven"
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shtick
How to use shtick in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for shtick.
Editorial note
Ah yes the old "Google is evil ad company" shtick.
Examples11
Definitions4
Parts of speech1
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 shtick gathered in one view.
(Yiddish) a contrived and often used bit of business that a performer uses to steal attention; "play it straight with no shtik"
(Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning; "his shtik made us laugh"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for shtick.
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"
noun
(Yiddish) a devious trick; a bit of cheating; "how did you ever fall for a shtik like that?"
Example sentences
Ah yes the old "Google is evil ad company" shtick.
Paxman's whole shtick is that he argues with the people he interviews.
Apple's underdog shtick stopped being cute a long time ago.
LibreOffice needs a good compare function, not the whole review shtick.
I'm weary of the many versions of the old "send me $1 and I'll tell you how I became so successful" shtick floating around.
If it was an attractive, well-muscled man who went by 'Food Hunk' and he used his appearance as part of his shtick, I don't think it would be changed much.
My shtick was mostly "I make software companies money by applying engineering tactics to marketing goals.
If your shtick is 'Never pay full price and find ridiculous discounts,' coupon fields might be the way to go, as long as you always have coupons available.
I get that repairability is their shtick and all, but I dislike the way they present it without any reference to the underlying engineering tradeoffs.
Contrary to the normal Humans Are Special shtick we all recite, intelligence is only one design feature of us homo sapiens sapiens out of very many.
Whereas I think Ben plays up the negativity because it's his shtick, Marco is just genuinely very sarcastic, passive-aggressive and negative in general.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use shtick in a sentence?
Ah yes the old "Google is evil ad company" shtick.
What does shtick 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 shtick?
shtick is commonly used as noun.