jape vs shtick

jape

noun
  • A prank or trick. 

  • A joke or quip. 

verb
  • To mock; deride. 

  • To jest; play tricks. 

shtick

noun
  • A gimmick. 

  • A generally humorous routine. 

  • A characteristic trait or theme, especially in the way people or media present themselves. 

How often have the words jape and shtick occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )