SHTIK
\ˌɛsˈe͡ɪt͡ʃtˈɪk], \ˌɛsˈeɪtʃtˈɪk], \ˌɛ_s_ˈeɪ_tʃ_t_ˈɪ_k]\
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(Yiddish) a devious trick; a bit of cheating; "how did you ever fall for a shtik like that?"
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(Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning; "his shtik made us laugh"
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(Yiddish) a contrived and often used bit of business that a performer uses to steal attention; "play it straight with no shtik"
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(Yiddish) a little; a piece; "give him a shtik cake"; "he's a shtik crazy"; "he played a shtik Beethoven"
By Princeton University
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