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US
/ˈʃtɪk/
]
[ UK /ˌɛsˈeɪtʃtˈɪk/ ]
[ UK /ˌɛsˈeɪtʃtˈɪk/ ]
NOUN
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(Yiddish) a contrived and often used bit of business that a performer uses to steal attention
play it straight with no shtik -
(Yiddish) a little; a piece
he's a shtik crazy
he played a shtik Beethoven
give him a shtik cake -
(Yiddish) a devious trick; a bit of cheating
how did you ever fall for a shtik like that? -
(Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning
his shtik made us laugh
How To Use shtick In A Sentence
- Enhancing your shtick – Find ways to improve upon your trading approach, make sure that you have the tools to make the trades, and work with a mentor to help you improve your trading skills.
- It is part of his shtick, his way of underlining the absurdity of the system.
- The first-nighter was thrilling, but the show quickly slumped in the weeks that followed as the shtick failed to stick. Cher…Diva returns to Caesars in Vegas! August 30th… « Julian Ayrs & Pop Culture
- Indeed it was Cowell who gave his mate Morgan his big break, overruling bosses at NBC and insisting that he was taken on as a panellist on America's Got Talent, where he played a podgier version of his mentor, sharing Cowell's arrogance and self-belief and mimicking his pantomime-villain shtick. The Guardian World News
- He was testing Thack, apparently, trying out his time-proven shtick on an unwitting neophyte. SIGNIFICANT OTHERS
- My shtick is to promote the idea that humans, not computers, read programs.
- Our own Jackson dubbs this “faux-astroturfing,” a display of knowingly buying into the marketing shtick to further a personal cause. Your Ad at the Superbowl or the Oscars?
- At times they have looked like an old comedy double act, endlessly doing their shtick for the cameras. Times, Sunday Times
- Most comics have to work their shticks and hone their craft.
- Sure do - but not when they're dancing, and that's why the whole shtick works.
