Schtick is any repeated human activity or a byproduct of such activity. The word originated as a poetic — almost a strange onomatopoeic — descriptor of Yiddish comedians repetitive jokes anchored in routine.
- An awkward or inexperienced person on board a ship.
Although Ishmael was no landlubber, he hadn’t any experience on a whaler.
- Derogatory label for a person that pretends to have acquired knowledge or experience.
We didn’t realize Mitch was such a landlubber until he bought that story about Huey Lewis’ unfulfilled ambition to jam with Jimi Hendrix.