Meanings (ES + gloss)
numerito • rutina humorística • tema cómico
A generally humorous routine.
Dag and I are drying glasses, a strangely restful activity, and we're listening to Mr. M. do his Mr. M. shtick. We feed him lines; it's like watching a Bob Hope TV special but with…
Sally Marr: Lenny [Bruce] used to do a shtick between strippers. / The Interviewer: What kind of stick? / Sally Marr: No, it's shtick, darling, shtick.
rasgo característico • temática característica
A characteristic trait or theme, especially in the way people or media present themselves.
I'm never ever gonna quit 'cause / Quittin' just ain't my shtick
Like you, I have stumbled through life without knowing what an umlaut signifies and looked it up today only because language is my shtick.
truco
A gimmick.
Phrases