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1. (Yiddish) a little; a piece
   "give him a shtick cake"
   - shtik, schtik, schtick
    
2. (Yiddish) a contrived and often used bit of business that a performer uses to steal attention
   - shtik, schtik, schtick
    
3. (Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning
   - shtik, schtik, schtick
    
4. (Yiddish) a devious trick; a bit of cheating
   "how did you ever fall for a shtick like that?"
   - shtik, schtik, schtick

Derived forms: shticks

Type of: buffoonery, business, byplay, clowning, fast one, frivolity, harlequinade, japery, prank, small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity, stage business, trick

Encyclopedia: Shtick