Dictionary Check: schtick
"schtick" is a valid word!
Scrabble
18
points
Words with Friends
19
points
Definition
noun
(Yiddish) a little; a piece
Example:
"give him a shtik cake"
noun
(Yiddish) a contrived and often used bit of business that a performer uses to steal attention
Example:
"play it straight with no shtik"
noun
(Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning
Example:
"his shtik made us laugh"
noun
(Yiddish) a devious trick; a bit of cheating
Example:
"how did you ever fall for a shtik like that?"
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