In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
SHTICK
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(noun) (Yiddish) a devious trick; a bit of cheating; “how did you ever fall for a shtik like that?”
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(noun) (Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning; “his shtik made us laugh”
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(noun) (Yiddish) a contrived and often used bit of business that a performer uses to steal attention; “play it straight with no shtik”
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(noun) (Yiddish) a little; a piece; “give him a shtik cake”; “he’s a shtik crazy”; “he played a shtik Beethoven”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
shtick (plural shticks)
a generally humorous routine
A characteristic trait or theme, especially in the way people or media present themselves.
A gimmick.
Anagrams
• kitsch, schtik, skitch, thicks
Source: Wiktionary
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