HyperDic: shtik

English > 4 senses of the word *shtik*:
NOUN	quantity	shtik, shtick, schtik, schtick	(Yiddish) a little
	act	shtik, schtik, shtick, schtick	(Yiddish) a contrived and often used bit of business that a performer uses to steal attention
	act	shtik, schtik, shtick, schtick	(Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning
	act	shtik, schtik, shtick, schtick	(Yiddish) a devious trick

English > *shtik*: 4 senses > noun 1, quantity
Meaning	(Yiddish) a little; a piece.
Examples	"give him a shtik cake" "he's a shtik crazy" "he played a shtik Beethoven"
Synonyms	shtick, schtik, schtick
Category	Yiddish	A dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words
Narrower	shtikl, shtickl, schtikl, schtickl	A really little shtik
Broader	small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount	An indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude

English > *shtik*: 4 senses > noun 2, act
Meaning	(Yiddish) a contrived and often used bit of business that a performer uses to steal attention.
Example	"play it straight with no shtik"
Synonyms	schtik, shtick, schtick
Category	Yiddish	A dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words
Broader	business, stage business, byplay	Incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect

English > *shtik*: 4 senses > noun 3, act
Meaning	(Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning.
Example	"his shtik made us laugh"
Synonyms	schtik, shtick, schtick
Category	Yiddish	A dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words
Broader	buffoonery, clowning, japery, frivolity, harlequinade, prank	Acting like a clown or buffoon

English > *shtik*: 4 senses > noun 4, act
Meaning	(Yiddish) a devious trick; a bit of cheating.
Example	"how did you ever fall for a shtik like that?"
Synonyms	schtik, shtick, schtick
Category	Yiddish	A dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words
Broader	trick, fast one	A cunning or deceitful action or device
Spanish	treta

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