STAGE BUSINESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect

Example:

his business with the cane was hilarious

Synonyms:

business; byplay; stage business

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("stage business" is a kind of...):

acting; performing; playacting; playing (the performance of a part or role in a drama)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stage business"):

schtick; schtik; shtick; shtik ((Yiddish) a contrived and often used bit of business that a performer uses to steal attention)