1. A performer's routine or gimmick; a characteristic style of performance
   "The comedian's shtick involved impersonating politicians";
   - shtik [informal], schtick [informal]
    
2. (Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning
   "His shtick involved pretending to fall down stairs";
   - shtik [informal], schtick [informal]
    
3. (Yiddish) a devious trick; a bit of cheating
   "how did you ever fall for a shtick like that?";
   - shtik [informal], schtick [informal]

Derived forms: shticks

Type of: buffoonery, business, byplay, clowning, fast one [informal], frivolity, harlequinade [archaic], japery, prank, stage business, trick

Encyclopedia: Shtick