2006-07-28 04:03:13 · 4 answers · asked by l0_o_some1else_o_0l 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
It was a term used years ago in the vaudeville comedy circuits meaning a comedians "act" or routine.
A particular slang for a certain behaviour.... "He's up to the his old "shtick", again - acting or behaving in a usual and predictable way.
2006-07-28 04:14:57 · answer #1 · answered by ••Mott•• 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's part of a comedy routine and is usually corny. For example if you go to a restaurant and the waiters are known to insult the customers as part of the "act", that's their shtick. If a comedian always throws a pie in someone's face, that's his shtick.
2006-07-28 11:10:59 · answer #2 · answered by notyou311 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means "routine" or "act." It is something someone does, regularly. From the dictionary: a usually comic or repetitious performance or routine : BIT
2 : one's special trait, interest, or activity.
An example would be physical comedy, like falling down or pretending to poke someone in the eyes--as part of a comedic act. Those physical comedy routines would be that person "shtick."
2006-07-28 11:10:05 · answer #3 · answered by Silazius 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shtick is actually a slang term that became popular in Vaudville days (1920's)....it refers to 'Go do your thing'. It would depend on what 'their thing' is (teaching,comedy, etc.) It is more readily used when describing an Actor or Comediean.
2006-07-28 11:14:53 · answer #4 · answered by HistoryMom 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋