A shtick is a comic theme or gimmick. The word is borrowed from the Yiddish term שטיק (shtik), making it related to German Stück, Polish sztuka, and Russian штука (štúka), all ultimately from Proto-Germanic: *stukkiją, all meaning 'piece', 'thing', or 'theatre play'.
A shtick is a comic theme or gimmick. The word is borrowed from the Yiddish term שטיק (shtik), making it related to German Stück, Polish sztuka, and Russian штука (štúka), all ultimately from Proto-Germanic: *stukkiją, all meaning 'piece', 'thing', or 'theatre play'.
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