shtik

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A magician performs a classic shtik with a disappearing coin.

Definition

Noun: 1. (Yiddish origin) A devious trick; a bit of cheating: A cunning or deceitful act intended to gain an advantage. 2. (Yiddish origin) A prank or piece of clowning: A humorous or playful trick meant to amuse. 3. (Yiddish origin) A contrived and often used bit of business that a performer uses to steal attention: A performer's habitual or signature piece of stage business, gimmick, or routine. 4. (Yiddish origin) A little; a piece: A small amount or portion of something.

Usage Examples

1. As a devious trick:
   • The salesman's friendly act was just a shtik to get you to buy the car.
   • How did you ever fall for a shtik like that?
2. As a prank or clowning:
   • His shtik with the rubber chicken made the whole audience laugh.
3. As a performer's routine or gimmick:
   • The comedian's shtik involves talking directly to people in the front row.
   • He advised the young actor to play it straight with no shtik.
4. As a small amount (often used adverbially):
   • He played a shtik Beethoven at the recital.
   • He's a shtik crazy.

Advanced Usage

• The word is often used in show business contexts to describe a performer's identifiable, sometimes overused, comic persona or routine.
• When used to mean "a little," it frequently precedes an adjective (e.g., "a shtik nervous") or a noun (e.g., "a shtik cake").

Variants and Related Words

• Shtick: A common alternate spelling in English.
• Stick: An Anglicized variant, though less common.
• Schtick: Another common phonetic spelling.

Synonyms

1. For a trick/prank: gimmick, ploy, ruse, gag, antic.
2. For a performer's routine: routine, bit, act, gimmick, signature move.
3. For a small amount: bit, little, piece, touch.

Related Idioms

• To do one's shtik: To perform one's characteristic or expected routine.
  • The politician got up and did his usual shtik about lower taxes.

Học thuật

Noun

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

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