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sh tik

  • n  (Yiddish) a little; a piece
  • n  (Yiddish) a contrived and often used bit of business that a performer uses to steal attention
  • n  (Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning
  • n  (Yiddish) a devious trick; a bit of cheating

  • I use that schtick all the time at home now.
  • Different tone, different trappings, same schtick.
  • My schtick? Joe, I said, had a secret: His real name is Joseph Larchmont and he's a WASP from Old Lyme.
News & Articles

  • Afternoon Palate Cleanser: 'I Wanna Sex U Up' By Jimmy Fallon's Barbershop Quartet
    Not since JT joined Jimmy and the Ragtime Gals to make a quintet on an old timey acapella version of "Sexy Back" have we so enjoyed the barbershop quartet schtick on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon . [ more › ]
    June 6, 2013 - SFist
  • Schick Introduces Pinterest Boards Inspired by Pubic Hair
    To promote its new Schick Quattro for Women TrimStyle, "the only razor and bikini trimmer in one," Schick has launched a campaign called "Prune for June." Schick's schtick: inviting women to create Pinterest boards inspired by their pubic-hair styles, like "The Landing Strip" and "The Bare-muda Triangle." Pubes, it seems, are ... More »
    June 5, 2013 - New York Magazine
Quotes

  • Scott Thompson in Toronto Sun
    No, no, we're fine, my schtick is done,Thompson said.
  • Qadry Ismail in SportingNews.com
    And after Qadry Ismail praised him on ESPNNews, the "This is my schtick" anchor replied: "Yes, but I'll get him at some point. It's part of me to go after Eli."
  • Herb Kelleher in CBS News
    You can have a low-cost carrier and people still don't fly it because they don't know about it,Kelleher said. "And so, the schtick kind of fit in with getting known."

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