'shtik' definitions:

Definition of 'shtik'

(from WordNet)
noun
(Yiddish) a little; a piece; "give him a shtik cake"; "he's a shtik crazy"; "he played a shtik Beethoven" [syn: shtik, shtick, schtik, schtick]
noun
(Yiddish) a contrived and often used bit of business that a performer uses to steal attention; "play it straight with no shtik" [syn: shtik, schtik, shtick, schtick]
noun
(Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning; "his shtik made us laugh" [syn: shtik, schtik, shtick, schtick]
noun
(Yiddish) a devious trick; a bit of cheating; "how did you ever fall for a shtik like that?" [syn: shtik, schtik, shtick, schtick]

Definition of 'shtik'

From: GCIDE
  • shtick \shtick\, shtik \shtik\(sht[i^]k), n. [Yiddish, pranks; fr. MHG st["u]cke, pieces.]
  • 1. A person's special talent, line of business, or habitual activity. [PJC]
  • 2. (Show business) A comic routine or a specific gag inserted in a show for laughs. [PJC]