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picnic
[ pik-nik ]
noun
- an excursion or outing in which the participants carry food with them and share a meal in the open air.
- the food eaten on such an excursion.
- Also called picnic ham, a section of pork shoulder, usually boned, smoked, and weighing 4–6 pounds. Compare daisy ( def 2 ).
- Informal. an enjoyable experience or time, easy task, etc.:
Being laid up in a hospital is no picnic.
verb (used without object)
- to go on or take part in a picnic.
picnic
/ ˈpɪknɪk /
noun
- a trip or excursion to the country, seaside, etc, on which people bring food to be eaten in the open air
- any informal meal eaten outside
- ( as modifier )
a picnic lunch
- informal.a troublesome situation or experience
- no picnic informal.a hard or disagreeable task
verb
- intr to eat a picnic
Derived Forms
- ˈpicnicker, noun
Other Words From
- picnick·er noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of picnic1
Word History and Origins
Origin of picnic1
Idioms and Phrases
see no picnic .Example Sentences
Office workers have pleasant picnic lunches on the empty roads.
An 1882 travel guide calls it “a good place for oarsmen and campers to picnic,” with a hotel called the White Cross.
The team behind Indochine and Acme is also opening Tijuana Picnic in the LES sometime this month.
Even though there is a threadbare concession stand, overflowing picnic baskets abound.
Families were sitting picnic-style, meals of lamb and rice on large plates, scooped up with the flat bread nan.
And every time anybody came here to picnic and built a fire, they got warmed up and started moving about.
A picnic, or anything nice, wouldn't seem perfect without you two.
As a proof of friendship, when we went to the jungle on a picnic, Kari carried Sudu on his back.
This being done, they entered a big picnic wagon with parallel seats and set out for the scene of the crime.
Picnic baskets from which the salt has been omitted may be shredded over the surface instead of parsley.
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