Associations to the word «Shtick»

Wiktionary

SHTICK, noun. A characteristic trait or theme.
SHTICK, noun. A gimmick.

Dictionary definition

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

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn