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shtik
noun()
(Yiddish) a devious trick; a bit of cheating
Synonyms: schtick, schtik, shtick,
Examples:
How did you ever fall for a shtik like that?.
shtik
noun()
(Yiddish) a contrived and often used bit of business that a performer uses to steal attention
Synonyms: schtick, schtik, shtick,
Examples:
Play it straight with no shtik.
shtik
noun()
(Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning
Synonyms: schtick, schtik, shtick,
Examples:
His shtik made us laugh.
shtik
noun()
(Yiddish) a little; a piece
Synonyms: schtick, schtik, shtick,
Examples:
Give him a shtik cake.
He's a shtik crazy.
He played a shtik Beethoven.

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