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shtik

shtik

9.9
A funny act a performer uses to make people laugh
  • noun
  • /ʃtɪk/
  • Slang
: número
  • She dropped her usual shtik and performed the scene with raw emotion.

Examples

  • His new shtik always gets laughs from the audience.

  • The comedian's signature shtik involves telling amusing stories from his childhood.

  • Their slapstick shtik always gets the audience laughing.

  • Can you believe that shtik he did last night?

  • The comedian's shtik always gets a lot of laughs from the audience.

  • His shtik involves humorous impressions of famous celebrities.

  • During the show, she performed her signature shtik that had everyone in stitches.

Synonyms

gimmick
vsshtik
64 5.6

A clever trick or device used to attract attention

is specifically a performer act used to amuse rather than a sales device
schtick
vsshtik
8 8.9

A regular joke or routine a performer uses to get laughs

is the alternate spelling used for the same performer routine
slapstick
vsshtik
5 4.9

Comedy that uses clumsy falls and silly chases to make people laugh

is any comic routine or gimmick not limited to physical humor
schtik
vsshtik
  • US
9.9

A short funny act that makes people laugh in a show

is a repeated performer routine rather than a one-off prank

How Funny

shtik
  • Slang
9.9
joke
∞ 1.0
gag
70 3.7
bit
58 4.6
routine
92 3.2

Surface Forms

shtik singular
shtiks plural

Etymology

Shtik comes from Yiddish and the German word Stück, which means 'piece'. A performer often has a favourite 'piece' or short act they repeat to get laughs, so shtik means a comic routine or funny move.