shtikky

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Definitions

  • adj. Humorous, witty.

Example Sentences

  • “I have to admit it; your glow-in-the-dark Mickey Mouse tie is really shtikky." (Weiser)

  • "Rov Yeshivishe bochrim try to be shtikky, and to have your eigene language that the rest of the velt doesn't chap is a rietzige shtik." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • שטיק shtik 'piece (music, theater)'

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).

      Alternative Spellings

      shtikkie, shticky, shtickie, shtiky, shtikie

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