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shtick; schtick; shtik; schtik
noun- a theatrical routine, an act; hence a style, routine or behaviour US, 1961
From German stück (a bit, a piece) into Yiddish, and thence more widespread. - [W]hy the comic Fyffe Robertson shtick? — British Journal of Photography, 1 August 1980
- If leaving them alone is part of the schtick, check in frequently to make sure all is okay. — Rob Cohen, Etiquette for Outlaws, 2001
- [T]hey had each settled on their shtik, a signature style they hoped would be as identifying as Zack’s drips were. — John Updike, Seek My Face, p. 95, 2002
- What was really bothering him was his own response to that fool–his I’m No Pimp schtik. — Charlotte Carter, Walking Bones, p. 50, 2002
- an area of interest US, 1968
From the Yiddish for “piece” or “play”. - I can’t deal with them digits every day–bad numbers, runners robbing you, all that bookkeeping every day–I’d go crazy. Nah, that ain’t my stick. — Edwin Torres, Carlito’s Way, p. 84, 1975
- I was really a lousy whore. That wasn’t my shtick at all. — Kate Millett, The Prostitution Papers, p. 116, 1976
- No way, man. Konks or marcels ain’t my stick. — Piri Thomas, Stories from El Barrio, p. 53, 1978
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