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| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | schtik, shtick, shtik |
| Type of | prank, japery, buffoonery, frivolity, clowning, harlequinade |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | schtik, shtick, shtik |
| Type of | small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount |
| Has types | schtikl, schtickl, shtickl, shtikl |
Examples of schtick
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Like most stage directors, Greg Fortner kept sight gags and schtick coming fast.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Back inside, Mr. Biden was doing his down-home Scranton schtick for Deeds fans.
From the washingtontimes.com
And new BGT judge David Walliams has found a natural home for his camp schtick.
From the independent.co.uk
I personally think his entire schtick involves disgusting and offending people.
From the dailyherald.com
He can't hit the notes, is out of breath a lot and is laying on too much schtick.
From the guardian.co.uk
Holly is quick to call him on playing up the hillbilly schtick for his crowds.
From the charlotteobserver.com
The schtick has not endeared him to many of the stars he picks on, nor their fans.
From the latimes.com
Just remember that to be successful with their schtick means investing effort.
From the iftomm2003.com
There are three other vital indicators of this situation and it is a good schtick.
From the iftomm2003.com
- Shtik: (Yiddish) a little; a piece; "give him a shtik cake"; "he's a shtik crazy"; "he played a shtik Beethoven"
- Shtik: (Yiddish) a contrived and often used bit of business that a performer uses to steal attention; "play it straight with no shtik"
- Shtik: (Yiddish) a devious trick; a bit of cheating; "how did you ever fall for a shtik like that?"
- A shtick (Yiddish: u05E9u05D8u05D9u05E7u200E) (or schtick) is a comic theme or gimmick. "Shtick" is derived from the Yiddish word shtik (u05E9u05D8u05D9u05E7), meaning "piece"; the closely related German word Stu00FCck has the same meaning. The English word "piece" itself is also sometimes used in a similar context...
- Schtick Disc (or simply Schtick) is a limited-contact team sport played with two or more flying discs (Frisbees), and although considered a variant of Ultimate, shares little similarities beyond the use of discs. For instance, Schtick players are permitted to run whilst holding the disc.
- Alternative spelling of shtick
- A Yiddish word meaning a comic scene or piece of business;
- Bit, piece; comic act; eccentricity
