shtick

noun /ʃtɪk/

1. A generally humorous routine.

   Sally Marr: Lenny [Bruce] used to do a shtick between strippers. / The Interviewer: What kind of stick? / Sally Marr: No, it's shtick, darling, shtick.

2. A characteristic trait or theme, especially in the way people or media present themselves.

   I'm never ever gonna quit 'cause / Quittin' just ain't my shtick

3. A gimmick.

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Yiddish שטיק (shtik, “shtick, act, piece”). Cognate with German Stück, Dutch stuk. Doublet of shtuka, steck, and styca.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry shtick (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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