shtik

English Thesaurus

1. (Yiddish) a devious trick; a bit of cheating (noun.act)

hypernym	:	fast one, trick,
definition	:	a cunning or deceitful action or device (noun.act)

domain category	:	yiddish,
definition	:	a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken in Europe as a vernacular by many Jews; written in the Hebrew script (noun.communication)

2. (Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning (noun.act)

hypernym	:	buffoonery, clowning, frivolity, harlequinade, japery, prank,
definition	:	acting like a clown or buffoon (noun.act)

domain category	:	yiddish,
definition	:	a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken in Europe as a vernacular by many Jews; written in the Hebrew script (noun.communication)

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

hypernym	:	business, byplay, stage business,
definition	:	incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect (noun.act)

domain category	:	yiddish,
definition	:	a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken in Europe as a vernacular by many Jews; written in the Hebrew script (noun.communication)

4. (Yiddish) a little; a piece (noun.quantity)

hypernym	:	small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity,
definition	:	an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude (noun.quantity)

hyponym	:	schtickl, schtikl, shtickl, shtikl,
definition	:	a really little shtik (noun.quantity)

domain category	:	yiddish,
definition	:	a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken in Europe as a vernacular by many Jews; written in the Hebrew script (noun.communication)