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noun (Yiddish) a little; a piece
noun (Yiddish) a contrived and often used bit of business that a performer uses to steal attention
noun (Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning
originBorrowed from Yiddish שטיק (shtik, “shtick, act, piece”). Cognate with German Stück, Dutch stuk. Doublet of shtuka, steck, and styca.
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