schtick

1 of 2

noun (1)

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

shtick

2 of 2

noun (2)

ˈshtik 

variants or less commonly schtick or shtik

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

shticky

ˈshti-kē 

adjective

Synonyms of schtick

Noun (2)

• act

Examples of schtick in a Sentence

Noun (2)

That joke is part of his shtick.

Sports are just not my shtick.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The sequel, which saw the Hill and Tatum repeat their undercover schtick in college, topped that total with a $331 million box office haul. —Matt Donnelly, Variety, 10 June 2026

And of course Groucho wore one here and there, spoofing it in his rich, lightning-fast schtick as well. —Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026

Noun

Thankfully, not only does Springsteen enjoy the whole shtick, but Azaria got his personal thumbs-up in an unexpected way. —Devon Ivie, Vulture, 28 May 2026

Still, his outlook and shtick are perhaps most legible through a distinctly Angeleno lens. —Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 2 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

Noun (2)

Yiddish shtik pranks, literally, piece, from Middle High German stücke, from Old High German stucki; akin to Old English stycce piece, Old High German stoc stick — more at stock entry 1

First Known Use

Noun (2)

1959, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for schtick

• bick
• brick
• chick
• click
• fick
• flick
• hick
• kick
• knick
• lick
• mic
• nick