schtik

Meaning

noun

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

Synonyms for schtik

• shtik
• shtick
• schtick