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Definition of shtick noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

shtick

noun
 
/ʃtɪk/
 
/ʃtɪk/
(also schtick)
[uncountable, singular] (especially North American English)
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  1. a style of humour that is typical of a particular performer
  2. a particular ability that somebody has
    • Dancing really isn't my shtick.
    3. Word Origin1960s: Yiddish, from German Stück ‘piece’.
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