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 DaleyExamples of schtick in a Sentence
Noun (2)
That joke is part of his shtick.
Sports are just not my shtick.
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Eva Wolchover,
Vanity Fair,
25 June 2026
His schtick is similar to Portnoy.
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Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
25 June 2026
Zach Dean Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2026
Thankfully, not only does Springsteen enjoy the whole shtick, but Azaria got his personal thumbs-up in an unexpected way.
—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
28 May 2026
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Noun
The event was extraordinary not for the obvious schtick of a prince roughing it at a budget pub, but for the fact that William actually finished his pint, surely a first for a royal forced to quaff with the masses.
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Eva Wolchover,
Vanity Fair,
25 June 2026
His schtick is similar to Portnoy.
—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
25 June 2026
Noun
The shtick grew a little old, a little stale, and a little tired.
—
Zach Dean Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2026
Thankfully, not only does Springsteen enjoy the whole shtick, but Azaria got his personal thumbs-up in an unexpected way.
—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
28 May 2026
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“Schtick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schtick. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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