shtick

noun

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 shtick

• act

Examples of shtick in a Sentence

That joke is part of his shtick.

Sports are just not my shtick.

Recent Examples on the Web

Complete with a lovely bit of two-person shtick from Johnson and host Desi Lydic at the end. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026

Trump’s performance as president has always been layered with a certain amount of shtick, especially when he’s placed in his preferred setting, which is standing before a microphone in front of a rapturous crowd. — Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026

Wilson is not really acting so much as doing shtick, but as Tassie starts listening to the girls’ stories, she’s inspired to take her mentorship role more seriously. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026

The Chinese robotics company revealed the new model on Monday, hyping up its athletic capabilities in a common marketing shtick. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 19 Aug. 2026

Word History

Etymology

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

1959, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for shtick

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