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单词 shticky
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shtickyadj.

Brit. /ˈʃtɪki/, U.S. /ˈʃtɪki/
Forms: see shtick n. and -y suffix1.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: shtick n., -y suffix1.
Etymology: < shtick n. + -y suffix1.
colloquial (originally and chiefly North American).
Employing or characterized by shticks or gimmicks, especially to an excessive degree; gimmicky, contrived.Frequently with reference to a comedy performance.
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1968 D. Rowan Let. 24 Jan. in Friendship (1986) 36 You have to send me material for my shticky show.
1990 Premiere July 71/1 Ringwald was..substantive but never dull; pretty but not too sexy; deftly comic but never shticky.
2014 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 31 May r3 We were all cautious..about it [sc. the film] being corny, false or shticky.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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