schtick meaning and definition

SCHTICK noun

Definition of schtick (noun)

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