noun · rare

shtick

shtick · shticks

фишка, фокус, трюк

Nummer, Stück, Trick, Masche

A generally humorous routineA generally humorous routine.

/ʃtɪk/

» Pretending to be surprised is his shtick.

Meaning

3 senses

A generally humorous routine.
A characteristic trait or theme, especially in the way people or media present themselves.
Stück, Nummer
фи́шкаfíška
A gimmick.
Trick, Masche, Nummer
трюкtrjuk, фо́кусfókus

More definitions

(Yiddish) a little; a piece
(Yiddish) a devious trick; a bit of cheating
(Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning
(Yiddish) a contrived and often used bit of business that a performer uses to steal attention

4 sentences

Pretending to be surprised is his shtick.
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Pretending to be surprised is her shtick.
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Tom's shtick got boring fast.
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Mixing the profane with the divine was Ginsberg's shtick.
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7 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

characteristic trait:

gimmick:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

characteristic trait:

gimmick:

Borrowed from Yiddish שטיק (shtik, “shtick, act, piece”). Cognate with German Stück, Dutch

Borrowed from Yiddish שטיק (shtik, “shtick, act, piece”). Cognate with German Stück, Dutch stuk. Doublet of shtuka, steck, and styca.

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plural: shticks

Singular	shtick
Plural	shticks

regular

3 synonyms

Close in meaning

(Yiddish) a little; a piece:shtik schtik schtick
(Yiddish) a devious trick; a bit of cheating:shtik schtik schtick
(Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning:shtik schtik schtick
(Yiddish) a contrived and often used bit of business that a performer uses to steal attention:shtik schtik schtick

1 related words