schtick

(noun) (Yiddish) a little; a piece. Synonyms: shtik, shtick, schtik. Examples: "Give him a shtik cake." "He's a shtik crazy." "He played a shtik beethoven."

(noun) (Yiddish) a contrived and often used bit of business that a performer uses to steal attention. Synonyms: shtik, schtik, shtick. Example: "Play it straight with no shtik."

(noun) (Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning. Synonyms: shtik, schtik, shtick. Example: "His shtik made us laugh."

(noun) (Yiddish) a devious trick; a bit of cheating. Synonyms: shtik, schtik, shtick. Example: "How did you ever fall for a shtik like that?."