pic·nic
ˈpik-(ˌ)nik 
often attributive
1
: an excursion or outing with food usually provided by members of the group and eaten in the open
also
: the food provided for a picnic
2
a
: a pleasant or amusingly carefree experience
I don't expect being married to be a picnic—
Josephine Pinckney
Josephine Pinckney
b
: an easy task or feat
3
: a shoulder of pork with much of the butt removed
picnicked; picnicking
: to go on a picnic : eat in picnic fashion
picnicker
noun
Synonyms
Examples of picnic in a Sentence
Noun
We decided to have a picnic on the beach.
We ate our picnic by the lake.
The annual school picnic is this weekend.
This winter is a picnic compared with last year's.
Verb
We picnicked in the park.
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Shaun Stanley, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2024
Pack a picnic and some drinks and spend three or four hours touring the city from the deck, looking for bands floating down the river and playing on rafts.
—Linnea Covington, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 9 Sep. 2024
The beach town is known for its family-friendly pace, waterfront eateries, and tiki hut picnicking at the park.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Plus, no two flights are the same, with sightings, routes, and picnic spots constantly changing.
—Shaun Stanley, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2024
Pack a picnic and some drinks and spend three or four hours touring the city from the deck, looking for bands floating down the river and playing on rafts.
—Linnea Covington, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Verb
The Granite Basin Recreation Area offers year-round recreation opportunities including hiking, horse riding, non-motorized boating, rock climbing, fishing, camping, and picnicking at the quiet spots by the water.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 9 Sep. 2024
The beach town is known for its family-friendly pace, waterfront eateries, and tiki hut picnicking at the park.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Picnic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/picnic. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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picnic
1 of 2 noun
pic·nic
ˈpik-(ˌ)nik
1
: a meal eaten outdoors often during a trip away from home
2
a
: a pleasant or carefree experience
breaking a leg is no picnic
b
: an easy task
3
: a shoulder of pork that is often smoked and boned
picnicky
adjective
picnic
2 of 2 verb
picnicked; picnicking
: to go on a picnic : eat as if on a picnic
picnicker
noun
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