(noun)
(Yiddish) a devious trick; a bit of cheating
how did you ever fall for a shtik like that?
(noun)
(Yiddish) a contrived and often used bit of business that a performer uses to steal attention
play it straight with no shtik
(noun)
(Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning
his shtik made us laugh
(noun)
(Yiddish) a little; a piece
give him a shtik cake
he's a shtik crazy
he played a shtik Beethoven