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

  1. (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

  2. (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

  3. (Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning
    • his shtik made us laugh

    Synonyms: shtik, schtik, shtick

    Type of: buffoonery

  4. (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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