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