Definitions
(Yiddish) a devious trick; a bit of cheating
Word origin
Borrowed from Yiddish שטיק (shtik, “shtick, act, piece”). Cognate with German Stück, Dutch stuk. Doublet of shtuka, steck, and styca.
Used in a sentence
“Sally Marr: Lenny [Bruce] used to do a shtick between strippers. / The Interviewer: What kind of stick? / Sally Marr: No, it's shtick, darling, shtick.”
“Dag and I are drying glasses, a strangely restful activity, and we're listening to Mr. M. do his Mr. M. shtick. We feed him lines; it's like watching a Bob Hope TV special but with home viewer participation.”
“But even great shtick can get old real fast: the dreaded Saturday Night Live syndrome.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Comic routine”6 letters
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