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