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
Robert DaleyExamples of shtick in a Sentence
That joke is part of his shtick.
Sports are just not my shtick.
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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
Murphy barely generates a chuckle as a weary veteran intent on getting home for his anniversary (Eva Longoria, wasted as his wife) while Davidson’s horny puppy dog shtick wears thin after minute 10.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
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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
Murphy barely generates a chuckle as a weary veteran intent on getting home for his anniversary (Eva Longoria, wasted as his wife) while Davidson’s horny puppy dog shtick wears thin after minute 10.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 15 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 18 Sep. 2025.
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