The Clue
Jackie Mason's bit (6 letter answer)
The Answer
SHTICK
Tags
Notes
The answer SHTICK is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 2100 puzzles.
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Definition
SHTICK as a noun:
1. (shtik, shtick, schtik, schtick) = (Yiddish) a little; a piece; "give him a shtik cake"; "he's a shtik crazy"; "he played a shtik Beethoven"
2. (shtik, schtik, shtick, schtick) = (Yiddish) a contrived and often used bit of business that a performer uses to steal attention; "play it straight with no shtik"
3. (shtik, schtik, shtick, schtick) = (Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning; "his shtik made us laugh"
4. (shtik, schtik, shtick, schtick) = (Yiddish) a devious trick; a bit of cheating; "how did you ever fall for a shtik like that?"