shtik

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