Schtick definition

(1) (Yiddish) a devious trick; a bit of cheating

"How did you ever fall for a shtik like that?"

(2) (Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning

"His shtik made us laugh"

(3) (Yiddish) a contrived and often used bit of business that a performer uses to steal attention

"Play it straight with no shtik"

(4) (Yiddish) a little; a piece

"Give him a shtik cake"

"He's a shtik crazy"

"He played a shtik Beethoven"