shtik

noun

1. (Yiddish) a little; a piece

   noun.quantity

   Examples

   Give him a shtik cake.

   He's a shtik crazy.

   He played a shtik Beethoven.

   Synonyms schtick schtik shtick

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. (Yiddish) a contrived and often used bit of business that a performer uses to steal attention

   noun.act

   Examples

   Play it straight with no shtik.

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. (Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning

   noun.act

   Examples

   His shtik made us laugh.

   Source: WordNet 3.0

4. (Yiddish) a devious trick; a bit of cheating

   noun.act

   Examples

   How did you ever fall for a shtik like that?

   Source: WordNet 3.0