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 shtik In A Sentence
- he played a shtik Beethoven
- his shtik made us laugh
- play it straight with no shtik
- how did you ever fall for a shtik like that?
- have a shtikl cake
- he's a shtik crazy
- give him a shtik cake
