Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun schtik

4 senses of schtik

Sense 1
shtik, shtick, schtik, schtick -- ((Yiddish) a little; a piece; "give him a shtik cake"; "he's a shtik crazy"; "he played a shtik Beethoven")
       => small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount -- (an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude)

Sense 2
shtik, schtik, shtick, schtick -- ((Yiddish) a contrived and often used bit of business that a performer uses to steal attention; "play it straight with no shtik")
       => business, stage business, byplay -- (incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect; "his business with the cane was hilarious")

Sense 3
shtik, schtik, shtick, schtick -- ((Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning; "his shtik made us laugh")
       => buffoonery, clowning, japery, frivolity, harlequinade, prank -- (acting like a clown or buffoon)

Sense 4
shtik, schtik, shtick, schtick -- ((Yiddish) a devious trick; a bit of cheating; "how did you ever fall for a shtik like that?")
       => trick, fast one -- (a cunning or deceitful action or device; "he played a trick on me"; "he pulled a fast one and got away with it")