shticks

variants also schticks or shtiks
plural of shtick
as in acts
a performance regularly presented by an individual or group his shtick as a falling-down drunk isn't funny to people battling alcoholism

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Recent Examples of shticks Why do these shticks elicit such delight? Elise Broach, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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acts
Noun
  • Mills and Morand also highlighted more subtle acts of resistance.
    Calista Oetama, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2026
  • At Arista, Davis continued to work with culture-defining artists, signing acts including the Grateful Dead, Lou Reed, Patti Smith, and Annie Lennox.
    Dan Hyman, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2026

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“Shticks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shticks. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.

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