variants
or less commonly schtick
or shtik
1
: a usually comic or repetitious performance or routine : bit
2
: one's special trait, interest, or activity : bag
he's alive and well and now doing his shtick out in Hollywood—
Robert Daley
Robert Daley
Examples of shtick in a Sentence
That joke is part of his shtick.
Sports are just not my shtick.
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Many Brazilian comedies have hit gold dust as raucous vehicles for a star TV comedian, who does his shtick.
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Their tolerance for your shtick — no matter what your shtick is — will have worn thin.
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Spin Editors, SPIN, 21 Jan. 2025
Many Brazilian comedies have hit gold dust as raucous vehicles for a star TV comedian, who does his shtick.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 16 Jan. 2025
His shtick has brought comparisons to the non-verbal, nearly silent British comic Mr. Bean.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 27 Dec. 2024
Their tolerance for your shtick — no matter what your shtick is — will have worn thin.
—Bradley Tusk, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for shtick
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“Shtick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shtick. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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