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Date: 2014-07-31 2:05 GMT-05:00
Subject: shtick: Dictionary.com Word of the Day
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Jul. 31, 2014

shtick \shtik\ noun 1. Slang. one's special interest, talent, etc. 2. Slang. (especially in comic acting) a routine or piece of business inserted to gain a laugh or draw attention to oneself. Quotes In other words, in the framework of the anecdote and the See full quote -- Gail Hareven, The Confessions of Noa Weber, 2009 Origin Shtick comes from the Yiddish shtik meaning "pranks.... See full origin

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