noun
Meaning 1
A generally humorous routine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
shtick
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ʃtɪk/
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rhymes with -ɪk
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CMU ARPABET: SH T IH1 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A characteristic trait or theme, especially in the way people or media present themselves.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A gimmick.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
(Yiddish) a devious trick; a bit of cheating
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- how did you ever fall for a shtik like that?
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: shtik, schtik, schtick
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: trick, fast one
noun
Meaning 5
(Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- his shtik made us laugh
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: shtik, schtik, schtick
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: buffoonery, clowning, japery, frivolity, harlequinade, prank
noun
Meaning 6
(Yiddish) a contrived and often used bit of business that a performer uses to steal attention
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- play it straight with no shtik
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: shtik, schtik, schtick
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: business, stage business, byplay
noun
Meaning 7
(Yiddish) a little; a piece
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- give him a shtik cake
- he's a shtik crazy
- he played a shtik Beethoven
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: shtik, schtik, schtick
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount
Narrower terms: shtikl, shtickl, schtikl, schtickl
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Yiddish שטיק (shtik, “shtick, act, piece”). Cognate with German Stück, Dutch stuk. Doublet of shtuka, steck, and styca.
Across languages
Translations
34 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Czech: trik — a generally humorous routine
- Czech: gag — a generally humorous routine
- Czech: fór — a generally humorous routine
- Spanish: tema cómico — a generally humorous routine
- Spanish: rutina humorística — a generally humorous routine
- Spanish: numerito — a generally humorous routine
- Dutch: stokpaardje — characteristic trait
- German: Stück — characteristic trait
- German: Nummer — characteristic trait
- Middle High German: stücke — characteristic trait
- Old High German: stucki — characteristic trait
- Polish: manieryzm — characteristic trait
- Russian: фи́шка (fíška) — characteristic trait
- Spanish: rasgo característico — characteristic trait
- Spanish: temática característica — characteristic trait
- Catalan: truc — gimmick
- Dutch: sketch — gimmick
- Dutch: grol — gimmick
- Dutch: grap — gimmick
- French: truc — gimmick
- German: Trick — gimmick
- German: Masche — gimmick
- German: Nummer — gimmick
- Italian: discorsetto — gimmick
- Polish: gag — gimmick
- Polish: numer — gimmick
- Polish: sztuczka — gimmick
- Polish: zagrywka — gimmick
- Portuguese: truque — gimmick
- Portuguese: ardil — gimmick
- Russian: трюк (trjuk) — gimmick
- Russian: фо́кус (fókus) — gimmick
- Swedish: gag — gimmick
- Yiddish: שטיק (shtik) — gimmick