Definition of shtik Shtik

We found 4 definitions of shtik from 1 different sources.

What does shtik mean?

Noun Plural: shtiks
shtik - (Yiddish) a little; a piece; "give him a shtik cake"; "he's a shtik crazy"; "he played a shtik Beethoven"
		shtick, schtik, schtick
		small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude
		yiddish a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken in Europe as a vernacular by many Jews; written in the Hebrew script
shtik - (Yiddish) a devious trick; a bit of cheating; "how did you ever fall for a shtik like that?"
		schtik, shtick, schtick
		fast one, trick a cunning or deceitful action or device; "he played a trick on me"; "he pulled a fast one and got away with it"
shtik - (Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning; "his shtik made us laugh"
		schtik, shtick, schtick
		buffoonery, harlequinade, japery, clowning, prank, frivolity acting like a clown or buffoon
shtik - (Yiddish) a contrived and often used bit of business that a performer uses to steal attention; "play it straight with no shtik"
		schtik, shtick, schtick
		byplay, stage business, business incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect; "his business with the cane was hilarious"