noun
1. (Yiddish) a little; a piece
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give him a shtik cake
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he's a shtik crazy
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he played a shtik Beethoven
• Topics: ↑Yiddish
• Hypernyms: ↑small indefinite quantity, ↑small indefinite amount
2. (Yiddish) a contrived and often used bit of business that a performer uses to steal attention
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play it straight with no shtik
• Topics: ↑Yiddish
• Hypernyms: ↑business, ↑stage business, ↑byplay
3. (Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning
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his shtik made us laugh
• Topics: ↑Yiddish
• Hypernyms: ↑buffoonery, ↑clowning, ↑japery, ↑frivolity, ↑harlequinade, ↑prank
4. (Yiddish) a devious trick; a bit of cheating
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how did you ever fall for a shtik like that?
• Topics: ↑Yiddish
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schtik «shtihk», noun.
Slang. an act, routine, gimmick, or trick, especially thought of as characteristic of a particular entertainer: »
John Barber's schtik is to flay his native land (Maclean's).
Also, shtick.╂[< Yiddish shtik piece, slice]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.