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schtick

/ schtick /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
(Yiddish) a devious trick; a bit of cheating
"how did you ever fall for a shtik like that?"
Type of:
trick fast one
Domain:
Yiddish
noun Sense 2
(Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning
"his shtik made us laugh"
Type of:
buffoonery clowning frivolity
Domain:
Yiddish
noun Sense 3
(Yiddish) a contrived and often used bit of business that a performer uses to steal attention
"play it straight with no shtik"
Type of:
business stage business byplay
Domain:
Yiddish
noun Sense 4
(Yiddish) a little; a piece
"give him a shtik cake"
"he''s a shtik crazy"
"he played a shtik Beethoven"
Type of:
small indefinite quantity small indefinite amount
Kinds of:
shtikl shtickl schtikl schtickl
Domain:
Yiddish
Semantic Complexity
67%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
14
Times Searched
2
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trick fast one buffoonery clowning frivolity business stage business byplay small indefinite quantity small indefinite amount shtikl shtickl