Definitions for schtick
ʃtɪkschtick

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1. shtik, shtick, schtik, schticknoun

   (Yiddish) a little; a piece

   "give him a shtik cake"; "he's a shtik crazy"; "he played a shtik Beethoven"

2. shtik, schtik, shtick, schticknoun

   (Yiddish) a contrived and often used bit of business that a performer uses to steal attention

   "play it straight with no shtik"

3. shtik, schtik, shtick, schticknoun

   (Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning

   "his shtik made us laugh"

4. shtik, schtik, shtick, schticknoun

   (Yiddish) a devious trick; a bit of cheating

   "how did you ever fall for a shtik like that?"

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1. schtick

   Schtick is a term originated from Yiddish, referring to a gimmick, comic theme, style, character or characteristic feature that one person consistently performs or is known for, particularly in the entertainment or performance field. It helps to make one more distinctive or recognizable.

Matched Categories

1. • Yiddish
   • Buffoonery
   • Business
   • Small Indefinite Quantity
   • Trick

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

1. [["1851","1"],["1865","2"],["1890","4"],["1916","5"],["1920","3"],["1922","5"],["1929","1"],["1932","1"],["1959","1"],["1962","5"],["1965","2"],["1966","1"],["1967","14"],["1968","21"],["1969","21"],["1970","13"],["1971","19"],["1972","16"],["1973","15"],["1974","27"],["1975","20"],["1976","17"],["1977","24"],["1978","39"],["1979","38"],["1980","38"],["1981","37"],["1982","36"],["1983","45"],["1984","53"],["1985","80"],["1986","64"],["1987","91"],["1988","89"],["1989","77"],["1990","158"],["1991","95"],["1992","136"],["1993","113"],["1994","122"],["1995","138"],["1996","129"],["1997","182"],["1998","219"],["1999","226"],["2000","284"],["2001","275"],["2002","323"],["2003","351"],["2004","415"],["2005","373"],["2006","310"],["2007","327"],["2008","281"]]

Anagrams for schtick »

1. tchicks

How to pronounce schtick?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say schtick in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of schtick in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of schtick in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=schtick
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3. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=schtick