shtick
noun
(especially in comic acting) a routine or piece of business inserted to gain a laugh or draw attention to oneself.
shtik
-
a variation of
shtick.
Example Sentences
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Being the shocking granny has become part of her shtik.
From Newsweek ● May 13, 2010
Her marathon session with Beck was a chiffon of ignorance, hairstyling, egotism, and shtik.
From Newsweek ● Jan. 16, 2010
But below that surface, the act is as tight as a bear hug, and even the simplest shtik has flip-side gags within gags.
From Time Magazine Archive
The most baleful byproduct of answering machines is these awful shtik.
From Time Magazine Archive
Ralph: A cynic might say she is using a marketable shtik, Wanda.
From Time Magazine Archive
