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schtick
noun
(Yiddish) a devious trick; a bit of cheating
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noun
(Yiddish) a devious trick; a bit of cheating
“How did you ever fall for a shtik like that?”
noun
(Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning
“His shtik made us laugh”
noun
(Yiddish) a contrived and often used bit of business that a performer uses to steal attention
“Play it straight with no shtik”
noun
(Yiddish) a little; a piece
“Give him a shtik cake”
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How did you ever fall for a shtik like that?
His shtik made us laugh
Play it straight with no shtik
Give him a shtik cake
He's a shtik crazy
He played a shtik Beethoven
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