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
Robert Daley
Examples of shtick in a Sentence
That joke is part of his shtick.
Sports are just not my shtick.
Recent Examples on the Web
Although the mom of two ultimately decided to ditch the shtick, Alexis Stone, the master behind the hyper-realistic MFX makeup, broke down all the work that went into the concept.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 9 May 2024
But the last time Apple used this shtick, writers and actors in Hollywood hadn’t spent half a year campaigning to protect their jobs from AI.
—Alex Cranz, The Verge, 8 May 2024
Winslet's silly fascist shtick is funny for the first few episodes but quickly gets old.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2024
Richard Lewis’ shtick was both morose and personal.
—Whitney Friedlander, Los Angeles Times, 29 Feb. 2024
Living in downtown New York has also had its perks, as his frequent, random run-ins with Andy Cohen, John Oliver and David Letterman have almost functioned like test runs for his red carpet shtick.
—Jake Kring-Schreifels, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024
Still, the authenticity shtick eventually grew tiresome, and then sort of repellent.
—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024
Her headline set showcased her whistling as an elegant, virtuosic instrument, punctuated with costume changes and self-aware Catskills shtick.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024
Their frenemy shtick was on display, for example, when Swisher interviewed Musk for Vox on Halloween in 2018.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2024
Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 9 May 2024
But the last time Apple used this shtick, writers and actors in Hollywood hadn’t spent half a year campaigning to protect their jobs from AI.
—Alex Cranz, The Verge, 8 May 2024
Winslet's silly fascist shtick is funny for the first few episodes but quickly gets old.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2024
Richard Lewis’ shtick was both morose and personal.
—Whitney Friedlander, Los Angeles Times, 29 Feb. 2024
Living in downtown New York has also had its perks, as his frequent, random run-ins with Andy Cohen, John Oliver and David Letterman have almost functioned like test runs for his red carpet shtick.
—Jake Kring-Schreifels, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024
Still, the authenticity shtick eventually grew tiresome, and then sort of repellent.
—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024
Her headline set showcased her whistling as an elegant, virtuosic instrument, punctuated with costume changes and self-aware Catskills shtick.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024
Their frenemy shtick was on display, for example, when Swisher interviewed Musk for Vox on Halloween in 2018.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2024
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“Shtick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shtick. Accessed 21 May. 2024.
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