What is the meaning of schtick?

noun

  • Yiddish) a little; a piece. (
    • usage: "give him a shtik cake"; "he's a shtik crazy"; "he played a shtik Beethoven"
  • Yiddish) a contrived and often used bit of business that a performer uses to steal attention. (
    • usage: "play it straight with no shtik"
  • Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning. (
    • usage: "his shtik made us laugh"
  • Yiddish) a devious trick; a bit of cheating. (
    • usage: "how did you ever fall for a shtik like that"
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