Definition of Shtik

Noun: shtik

(Yiddish) a little; a piece
"he's a shtik crazy"; "he played a shtik Beethoven"; "give him a shtik cake";
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(Yiddish) a contrived and often used bit of business that a performer uses to steal attention
"play it straight with no shtik";
- schtik, shtick, schtick
(Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning
"his shtik made us laugh";
- schtik, shtick, schtick
(Yiddish) a devious trick; a bit of cheating
"how did you ever fall for a shtik like that?";
- schtik, shtick, schtick