schtik

/ʃtɪk/
noun
  1. A particular style, talent, or gimmick that a performer or person is known for.
    • She built her whole career on that one schtik.
    • The street performer's schtik involves balancing a chair on his chin.
    • His schtik is making funny faces while he sings.
  2. A piece of comic business or routine; a characteristic act or behavior.
    • The audience laughed at his usual schtik of pretending to be a robot.
    • I'm tired of his schtik — it's the same joke every time.
    • The clown's schtik includes squirting water from a fake flower.
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