shtik, n.
(shtiks)
(shtiks)
(Yiddish) a devious trick; a bit of cheating
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schtick schtik shtick shtik
sample sentences
"how did you ever fall for a shtik like that?"
(Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning
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schtick schtik shtick shtik
sample sentences
"his shtik made us laugh"
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(Yiddish) a contrived and often used bit of business that a performer uses to steal attention
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schtick schtik shtick shtik
sample sentences
"play it straight with no shtik"
(Yiddish) a little; a piece
<noun.quantity>
schtick schtik shtick shtik
sample sentences
"give him a shtik cake""he's a shtik crazy"
"he played a shtik Beethoven"
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