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Shtick

//ʃtɪk// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A generally humorous routine.

    "Sally Marr: Lenny [Bruce] used to do a shtick between strippers. / The Interviewer: What kind of stick? / Sally Marr: No, it's shtick, darling, shtick."

  2. 2
    (Yiddish) a devious trick; a bit of cheating wordnet
  3. 3
    A characteristic trait or theme, especially in the way people or media present themselves.

    "I'm never ever gonna quit 'cause / Quittin' just ain't my shtick"

  4. 4
    (Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning wordnet
  5. 5
    A gimmick.
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  1. 6
    (Yiddish) a contrived and often used bit of business that a performer uses to steal attention wordnet
  2. 7
    (Yiddish) a little; a piece wordnet

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish שטיק (shtik, “shtick, act, piece”). Cognate with German Stück, Dutch stuk. Doublet of shtuka, steck, and styca.

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