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shtuck; schtuck; schtook; stuk
noun
trouble UK, 1936
Not Yiddish despite appearances, although probably formed on the Yiddish model of a reduplicated word commencing with a “sh” sound, in which case “shtuck” is a variant of “stuck” (in a difficult situation).- — Albertos y Lost Trios Paranoias, Teenager in Schtuck, 1977
- Terry put down the phone and turned back to Karen. “We’re in stuk. Can’t you possibly give me that phone number?” — Anthony Masters, Minder, p. 156, 1984
- I would ask for advice if I’m in schtook and he’s always done the same[.] — J.J. Connolly, Layer Cake, p. 53, 2000
- [I]f God was to burgle my house [...] I’d be all in shtuck because the Old Bill [police] couldn’t touch him[.] — Danny King, The Burglar Diaries, p. 13, 2001
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