schtick
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9.5
- noun
- /ʃtɪk/
- Informal
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truco
- I do, I really do, that scientific and pseudo-scientific types would lose the "unprecedented" schtick.
Examples
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My fear is that the schtick Madonna is pushing is inching her closer to that direction.
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If they do attempt that schtick too.
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And anyone who pulls that "but we have to be tough!" schtick is living in the past.
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And now you come along with your 'if an anonymous US source says it's true, that's good enough for me' schtick.
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My guess is that he thinks the pause will let him wheedle some of the other MPs into supporting him, and that a couple of months of playing the "this isn't fair" schtick in the press will cause the populace to tell their MPs to avoid the coalition.
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The "job creators" schtick is a lie and a bad joke on the nation; the jobs they are "creating" are actually being "created" in slave wage countries like Mexico, India, and China, and the way they are "created" is by our government and business bosses (they call themselves "leaders") facilitating the gutting of the American job market.
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I mean, who else can explain that a visible universe, 92 billion light-years wide, fits into only a 13.7 billion year range? Talk about creatively sticking numbers to one's schtick.
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University President Father Joseph McShane elegantly blasts the campus organization for the invite, calling Coulter's schtick "hateful and needlessly provocative."
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The magician's new schtick involved making objects disappear and reappear instantaneously.
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His schtick of cracking jokes during lectures always kept the students entertained.
Synonyms
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7.7
A clever trick to deceive someone
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4.9
To use dishonest ways to cheat people
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9.5
A trick or excuse to hide the real reason
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8.1
A clever trick that deceives people or hides the truth
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4.9
An unfair action meant to harm or cheat someone
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9.3
Tricks people use to deceive others to get money or advantage
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5.0
A clever way to trick someone to get what you want
A clever trick used to cheat or fool someone
How Deceptive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Schtick comes from the Yiddish word shtik, from the German Stück, which means 'piece'. A helpful way to remember the second meaning is that a small 'piece' of acting can be a little trick or plan, so schtick can also mean a sneaky 'trick'.