schtick meaning
UK US /ʃtɪk/ 1 syllable
schtick (noun): (Yiddish) a little; a piece.
schtick has 4 meanings in this dictionary.
schtick as a noun
- (Yiddish) a little; a piece
- give him a shtik cake
- he's a shtik crazy
- he played a shtik Beethoven
Synonyms: shtik, shtick, schtik
Type of: small indefinite quantity
Kinds: shtikl
- (Yiddish) a contrived and often used bit of business that a performer uses to steal attention
- play it straight with no shtik
Synonyms: shtik, schtik, shtick
Type of: business
- (Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning
- his shtik made us laugh
Synonyms: shtik, schtik, shtick
Type of: buffoonery
- (Yiddish) a devious trick; a bit of cheating
- how did you ever fall for a shtik like that?
Synonyms: shtik, schtik, shtick
Type of: trick
How to pronounce schtick
schtick is pronounced /ʃtɪk/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.
Words that rhyme with schtick
Scrabble score: 18 (letter breakdown)
Word lists: words starting with SC · words ending in CK · 7-letter words
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