: 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
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Because, putting aside her Ziggy-cum-Aladdin-Sane-schtick for doomy girls on psych meds, the off-kilterness of Melanie Martinez’ actual music is curiously rewarding.—
Matt Thompson,
SPIN,
13 July 2026 The event was extraordinary not for the obvious schtick of a prince roughing it at a budget pub, but for the fact that William actually finished his pint, surely a first for a royal forced to quaff with the masses.—
Eva Wolchover,
Vanity Fair,
25 June 2026 His schtick is similar to Portnoy.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
25 June 2026 The group’s schtick, showmanship, and penchant for casual bedlam is part of the package.—
Marissa R. Moss,
Rolling Stone,
18 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for schtick