shtik

WORDNET DICTIONARY

shtik(n = noun.quantity) schtick, schtik, shtick - (Yiddish) a little; a piece; "give him a shtik cake"; "he's a shtik crazy"; "he played a shtik Beethoven"

is a kind of small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity

has particulars: schtickl, schtikl, shtickl, shtikl

shtik(n = noun.act) schtick, schtik, shtick - (Yiddish) a contrived and often used bit of business that a performer uses to steal attention; "play it straight with no shtik"

is a kind of business, byplay, stage business

shtik(n = noun.act) schtick, schtik, shtick - (Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning; "his shtik made us laugh"

is a kind of buffoonery, clowning, frivolity, harlequinade, japery, prank

shtik(n = noun.act) schtick, schtik, shtick - (Yiddish) a devious trick; a bit of cheating; "how did you ever fall for a shtik like that?"

is a kind of fast one, trick

shtik, n. [Yiddish, pranks; fr. MHG st, pieces.].

A person's special talent, line of business, or habitual activity. [PJC]

A comic routine or a specific gag inserted in a show for laughs. [PJC]