1. shtik(n = noun.quantity) schtick, schtik, shtick - (Yiddish) a little; a piece; "give him a shtik cake"; "he's a shtik crazy"; "he played a shtik Beethoven"
is a kind of small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity
has particulars: schtickl, schtikl, shtickl, shtikl
2. shtik(n = noun.act) schtick, schtik, shtick - (Yiddish) a contrived and often used bit of business that a performer uses to steal attention; "play it straight with no shtik"
is a kind of business, byplay, stage business
3. shtik(n = noun.act) schtick, schtik, shtick - (Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning; "his shtik made us laugh"
is a kind of buffoonery, clowning, frivolity, harlequinade, japery, prank
4. shtik(n = noun.act) schtick, schtik, shtick - (Yiddish) a devious trick; a bit of cheating; "how did you ever fall for a shtik like that?"
is a kind of fast one, trick
1. A person's special talent, line of business, or habitual activity. [PJC]
2. A comic routine or a specific gag inserted in a show for laughs. [PJC]