shtik

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun (Yiddish) a little; a piece
  2. noun (Yiddish) a contrived and often used bit of business that a performer uses to steal attention
  3. noun (Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning

Synonyms

shtick, schtik, schtick

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
small indefinite quantity
Narrower (hyponyms)
shtikl

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