schtick

noun

less common spelling of shtick

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

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Oliver hosted with his charming, self-deprecating schtick, joined by comic actress and podcaster Mary Beth Barone, Indian American comic and New York Times bestselling author Zarna Garg, Josh Johnson and Roy Wood Jr. — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026 Portnoy’s schtick is to rile up opponents, which often includes taunts. — Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026 Characters like Garth, the improvisational singer alongside Kristen Wiig’s Kat, pushed the duo’s self-impressed, deliberately off-putting schtick to viewer limits, and beyond. — Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Sep. 2026 Basically every college tour on an American campus will include a schtick about how undergraduates can participate in faculty research. — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for schtick

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“Schtick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schtick. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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