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

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Dion really makes the whole schtick work, playing up the winking drama and earning every cent of her NFL paycheck. Justin Curto, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2024 The event has traditionally drawn both presidential candidates in person, with each major party nominee performing a bit of comedy schtick, often self deprecating. Ted Johnson, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2024 Google’s got a more powerful and more power-efficient processor under the hood, and Wear OS 4’s whole schtick is better battery life. Quentyn Kennemer, The Verge, 5 Oct. 2024 Sanchez directs the rom-com with a flair for schtick that’s fitfully funny but also undercuts Coward’s sophistication as a writer. Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for schtick 

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“Schtick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schtick. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.

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