schtick

noun

less common spelling of shtick

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 HollywoodRobert Daley

Examples of schtick in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Surely the guy’s schtick is more than a little theatrical, and the woman recording him sounds somewhat rehearsed as well. Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2024 Those of us who were there felt the excitement and enthusiasm, much of it whipped up by DJ Mal-Ski (as annoying as his schtick sometimes must be to those of us over a certain age). Jim Alexander, Orange County Register, 16 May 2024 Her schtick involved assessing how a salon was run, usually by viewing its staff on hidden cameras, and offering blunt critiques and proposals for improvement. Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024 Some celebrities aren’t big fans of Daniels’ schtick, though. Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2024 During his first year or two in Anaheim, Mizuhara talked softly and didn’t carry a big schtick. Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024 The significance of this partnership extends far beyond the all-too-common ‘luxury brand collaborating with luxury brand’ schtick. Lela London, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024 With the same schtick as last season, ten young Black professionals and entrepreneurs are headed to Martha’s Vineyard, to bask in the beauty of the exclusive enclave and escape the woes of their daily lives and careers. Shelby Stewart, Essence, 21 Feb. 2024 Characters like Garth, the improvisational singer alongside Kristen Wiig's Kat, push the duo's self-impressed, deliberately off-putting schtick to viewer limits, and beyond. Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2023

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“Schtick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schtick. Accessed 23 May. 2024.

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