schtick

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun (Yiddish) a little; a piece
noun (Yiddish) a contrived and often used bit of business that a performer uses to steal attention
noun (Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning

From Yiddish שטיק (shtik, “shtick, act, piece”).

Knew how to do the schtick. — Terminal Compromise, Winn Schwartau
He dakes der milkban for a dhrum, Und cuts mine cane in dwo To make der schticks to beat it mit-- Mine cracious, dot vas drue! — Poems Teachers Ask For: Selected by readers of "Normal Instructor-Primary Plans", Various

shtik, shtick, schtik

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