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Shtick

2 stages from Yiddish to English.

Today it means a distinctive routine, gimmick, or trait associated with a person
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Stage 1 of 2
shtik
Yiddish · medieval
"a piece; a comedic routine"
literally "a piece", especially a piece of a stage act
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Stage 2 of 2
shtick
English · 1900s
"a distinctive, habitual performance style or gimmick"
adopted through Yiddish theater and comedy traditions
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