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shtick

or shtik

[ shtik ]

noun

Slang.
  1. (especially in comic acting) a routine or piece of business inserted to gain a laugh or draw attention to oneself.
  2. one's special interest, talent, etc.


shtick

/ ʃɪ /

noun

  1. slang.
    a comedian's routine; act; piece
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of shtick1

First recorded in 1955–60; from Yiddish shtik “pranks, whims,” literally, “piece,” from Middle High German ü, Old High German stucki ( German ü ); stucco
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of shtick1

C20: from Yiddish shtik piece, from Middle High German ü
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The sex shtick is paired with a boisterous piano score that feels like it thundered in from a western — it doesn’t work at all.

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Two millenniums later, when nearly 2 out of 3 U.S. adults and 87% of Congress identify as Christian, the absurd persecution claim is just culture war shtick.

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Admittedly, how exactly Trump means to “make” history or make America, you know, great again remains a little fuzzy — if it’s any consolation, he’ll get tired of Elon Musk’s shtick sooner or later.

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Despite his apparent malady, Kennedy stuck to his shtick of reframing health as a matter of private virtue rather than public concern.

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There’s a lot of French shtick thrown in for cheap laughs.

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