schtick

noun

less common spelling of shtick

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

Examples of schtick in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The schtick was partly born of necessity, Jetta told me: The space is tiny (roughly 500 square feet), and the kitchen is smaller than many home kitchens—too cramped to cook food to order. —Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 16 July 2024

Their schtick is Halloween décor and horror movies. —Indianapolis Star, The Indianapolis Star, 1 July 2024

Part of that disconnect can often be chalked up to how uncompromisingly weird and trend-creating Charli has insisted on being, never leaning too hard into the surefire sounds and schticks that her peers have embraced over the years. —Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2024

The mental gymnastics required to get in with the older girls, dazzle their coach, and enjoy a last hurrah with Grace and Bree are enough to trigger a wave of new emotions in Riley’s brain, all of whom have their own basic schtick. —David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 12 June 2024