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shtik::noun | Spocien Dictionary

shtik

noun

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(Yiddish) a devious trick; a bit of cheating

Type	Words
Synonyms	schtick, schtik, shtick
Type of	fast one, trick

how did you ever fall for a shtik like that?.

shtik

noun

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(Yiddish) a contrived and often used bit of business that a performer uses to steal attention

Type	Words
Synonyms	schtick, schtik, shtick
Type of	byplay, business, stage business

play it straight with no shtik.

shtik

noun

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(Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning

Type	Words
Synonyms	schtick, schtik, shtick
Type of	prank, japery, buffoonery, frivolity, clowning, harlequinade

his shtik made us laugh.

shtik

noun

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(Yiddish) a little; a piece

Type	Words
Synonyms	schtick, schtik, shtick
Type of	small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount
Has types	schtikl, schtickl, shtickl, shtikl

give him a shtik cake.

he's a shtik crazy.

he played a shtik Beethoven.