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shtik

uncommon

noun

1.

(Yiddish) a little; a piece

  • “give him a shtik cake”
  • “he”
  • “;”
2.

(Yiddish) a contrived and often used bit of business that a performer uses to steal attention

  • “play it straight with no shtik”
3.

(Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning

  • “his shtik made us laugh”
4.

(Yiddish) a devious trick; a bit of cheating

  • “how did you ever fall for a shtik like that?”

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