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

• 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

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

Silliness has long been part of the Katy Perry shtick, sharing equal billing with her soaring choruses and upbeat affirmations. —Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 4 Aug. 2025

When asked about the extent to which Shapiro’s shtick worked in enflaming right-wing corners of the web, Burr remained unfazed. —Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 1 Aug. 2025

Not that Leonard casts judgment; that is neither his prerogative nor his shtick. —Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 30 June 2025

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