- (Yiddish) a devious trick
- how did you ever fall for a shtik like that?
Synonym: shtikschtikshtick
- (Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning
- his shtik made us laugh
Synonym: shtikschtikshtick
- (Yiddish) a contrived and often used bit of business that a performer uses to steal attention
- play it straight with no shtik
Synonym: shtikschtikshtick
- (Yiddish) a little
- give him a shtik cake
- he's a shtik crazy
- he played a shtik Beethoven
Synonym: shtikshtickschtik