SHTICK


Meaning of SHTICK in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

also schtick or shtik ˈshtik

Etymology: Yiddish shtik pranks, literally, piece, from Middle High German stücke, from Old High German stucki; akin to Old English stycce piece, Old High German stoc stick — more at stock

Date: 1959

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

• shticky ˈshti-kē adjective

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