shtick

noun

ˈshtik How to pronounce shtick (audio)
variants or less commonly schtick or shtik
Synonyms of shticknext
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
shticky
ˈshti-kē How to pronounce shtick (audio)
adjective

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Examples of shtick in a Sentence

That joke is part of his shtick. Sports are just not my shtick.
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Why do these shticks elicit such delight? — Elise Broach, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026 The shtick grew a little old, a little stale, and a little tired. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026 In Young’s Monday night telling, all of this felt raw and close to the surface and not like emo shtick at all. — Chris Willman, Variety, 19 Mar. 2026 Still, his outlook and shtick are perhaps most legible through a distinctly Angeleno lens. — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 2 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for shtick

Word History

Etymology

Yiddish shtik pranks, literally, piece, from Middle High German stücke, from Old High German stucki; akin to Old English stycce piece, Old High German stoc stick — more at stock entry 1

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of shtick was in 1959

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“Shtick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shtick. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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