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—
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Robert DaleyExamples of shtick in a Sentence
That joke is part of his shtick.
Sports are just not my shtick.
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Walter synthesized her talk-show shtick with the current moment, entering the space with strong game while also finding a way to mention Kimmel’s current hero status — and without belaboring it, which is a needle most talk-show guests cannot thread.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
In other words, Cartman is irate that Trump has stolen his hateful, vindictive shtick.
—Nick Marx, The Conversation, 11 Sep. 2025
Then there was his uninspired use of the Arsenale as a platform for his usual shtick about how everything from climate change to affordable housing could be solved if buildings were simply less boring.
—Kate Wagner, Curbed, 5 Sep. 2025
Rap fans are eager, if not encouraged, to spot patterns, branding, and shticks to better relegate artists in the vast rap landscape.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
In other words, Cartman is irate that Trump has stolen his hateful, vindictive shtick.
—Nick Marx, The Conversation, 11 Sep. 2025
Then there was his uninspired use of the Arsenale as a platform for his usual shtick about how everything from climate change to affordable housing could be solved if buildings were simply less boring.
—Kate Wagner, Curbed, 5 Sep. 2025
Rap fans are eager, if not encouraged, to spot patterns, branding, and shticks to better relegate artists in the vast rap landscape.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for shtick
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“Shtick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shtick. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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