Pretending to be surprised is his shtick.
Source: tatoeba (8578930)
Shtick
//ʃtɪk//
Synonyms for "shtick" (35 found)
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1 entriesderived
2 entriesetymologically related_to
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4 entriesTranslations
34 translations across 14 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- truc noun (gimmick)
Czech
3 entries- fór noun (a generally humorous routine)
- gag noun (a generally humorous routine)
- trik noun (a generally humorous routine)
Dutch
4 entries- grap noun (gimmick)
- grol noun (gimmick)
- sketch noun (gimmick)
- stokpaardje noun (characteristic trait)
French
1 entries- truc noun (gimmick)
German
4 entries- Masche noun (gimmick)
- Nummer noun (characteristic trait)
- Nummer noun (gimmick)
- Stück noun (characteristic trait)
Italian
1 entries- discorsetto noun (gimmick)
Middle High German
1 entries- stücke noun (characteristic trait)
Old High German
1 entries- stucki noun (characteristic trait)
Polish
4 entries- gag noun (gimmick)
- manieryzm noun (characteristic trait)
- numer noun (gimmick)
- sztuczka noun (gimmick)
Portuguese
2 entries- ardil noun (gimmick)
- truque noun (gimmick)
Russian
3 entries- трюк noun (gimmick)
- фи́шка noun (characteristic trait)
- фо́кус noun (gimmick)
Spanish
4 entries- numerito noun (a generally humorous routine)
- rasgo característico noun (characteristic trait)
- rutina humorística noun (a generally humorous routine)
- tema cómico noun (a generally humorous routine)
Swedish
1 entries- gag noun (gimmick)
Yiddish
1 entries- שטיק noun (gimmick)
Sample sentences
15 total sentences available.
Pretending to be surprised is her shtick.
Source: tatoeba (8578931)
Mixing the profane with the divine was Ginsberg's shtick.
Source: tatoeba (8578933)
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.
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