schtik

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	schtik - (Yiddish) a little; a piece; "give him a shtik cake"; "he's a shtik crazy"; "he played a shtik Beethoven" schtick, shtick, shtik Yiddish - a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken in Europe as a vernacular by many Jews; written in the Hebrew script small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude schtickl, schtikl, shtickl, shtikl - a really little shtik; "have a shtikl cake"
	2.	schtik - (Yiddish) a contrived and often used bit of business that a performer uses to steal attention; "play it straight with no shtik" schtick, shtick, shtik byplay, stage business, business - incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect; "his business with the cane was hilarious" Yiddish - a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken in Europe as a vernacular by many Jews; written in the Hebrew script
	3.	schtik - (Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning; "his shtik made us laugh" schtick, shtick, shtik buffoonery, clowning, harlequinade, japery, prank, frivolity - acting like a clown or buffoon Yiddish - a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken in Europe as a vernacular by many Jews; written in the Hebrew script
	4.	schtik - (Yiddish) a devious trick; a bit of cheating; "how did you ever fall for a shtik like that?" schtick, shtick, shtik fast one, trick - a cunning or deceitful action or device; "he played a trick on me"; "he pulled a fast one and got away with it" Yiddish - a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken in Europe as a vernacular by many Jews; written in the Hebrew script