Goofus
Schtick
Schtick noun - (Yiddish) a contrived and often used bit of business that a performer uses to steal attention.
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Schtick and Goofus. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/goofus/schtick
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