Why Is It Called a Shtick?
The Word Entered the English Language from the Yiddish Shtik (שטיק), in Turn Derived from German Stück and Polish Sztuka (Both Ultimately from Proto-Germanic...
The word entered the English language from the Yiddish shtik (שטיק), in turn derived from German Stück and Polish sztuka (both ultimately from Proto-Germanic *stukkiją), all meaning "piece", "thing" or "theatre play"; note that "Theaterstück" is the German word for play (theatre) (and is a synonym of "Schauspiel", ...
What is meant by shtick?
1 : a usually comic or repetitious performance or routine : bit. 2 : one's special trait, interest, or activity : bag he's alive and well and now doing his shtick out in Hollywood— Robert Daley.
How do you use shtick in a sentence?
Shtick sentence example
Smith does his usual shtick , looking once again the toned and triumphant movie star he is. The star performers of this era employed all the over-the-top shtick of 50 years of vaudeville in their acts. He is doing his same old shtick except with a noose around his neck.
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