Shtik

[ʃtik]

Definition

(noun.) (Yiddish) a devious trick; a bit of cheating; 'how did you ever fall for a shtik like that?'.

(noun.) (Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning; 'his shtik made us laugh'.

(noun.) (Yiddish) a contrived and often used bit of business that a performer uses to steal attention; 'play it straight with no shtik'.

(noun.) (Yiddish) a little; a piece; 'give him a shtik cake'; 'he's a shtik crazy'; 'he played a shtik Beethoven'.

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