shtick

variants also schtick or shtik
as in act
a performance regularly presented by an individual or group his shtick as a falling-down drunk isn't funny to people battling alcoholism

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Recent Examples of shtick Surprisingly, her relatives get excited for her high-fashion shtick every time, even though it's expected now. Michelle Lee, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024 For an artist whose central shtick is a delighted inaccessibility — who closes Y2K! Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2024 The new clip — gloriously narrated with cheeky bravado by Alan Cumming — finds Hilton and Richie doing a bit of their old Simple Life shtick, picking up odd jobs like a shift at Sonic or serving as guides on a Hollywood tour bus. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2024 The Murakami shtick is on full display in The City and Its Uncertain Walls. Bailey Trela, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for shtick 

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“Shtick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shtick. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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