picnic en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- pĭkʹ-nĭk
- /ˈpɪknɪk/
Etymology
Borrowed from French pique-nique.
Meanings
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An informal social gathering, usually in a natural outdoor setting, to which the participants bring their own food and drink.
We went out for a picnic in the forest.
- The meal eaten at such a gathering.
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(figuratively) An easy or pleasant task.
"Don't put your hand on me," said Uncle Henry irritably. "I'm crawling with lice. War would be a picnic if it wasn't for lice and dysentery. […]
1936 June 30, Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company, →OCLC:We remind the guests that dealing with this problem is no picnic, and to be patient.
- (obsolete) An entertainment at which each person contributed some dish to a common table.
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A cut of pork from the shoulder area (above the front leg) of a pig.
Smoked picnics are sold whole and usually fully cooked. When sold boneless they are called pork shoulder roll. COOKING HAMS AND PICNICS Roasting : Roast a fully cooked ham or picnic according to […]
2001, Good Housekeeping, The Good Housekeeping Illustrated Cookbook, Hearst Books, →ISBN, page 218:Smoked picnics of medium weights - from 6 to 8 pounds - are selling at wholesale at present for about half the price of fancy hams. Standard bacon of medium weights is another smoked product that is selling […]
1923, The National Provisioner, page 50:Smoked picnics (calas) are pork shoulders with the butt portion removed just beyond the knuckle bone. Shoulder butts are boneless […]
1940, War Department Technical Manual, page 53:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| picnics | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| picknick | alternative, archaic | lexicographic | |
| pic-a-nic | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
picnickian · picnic table · picnickery · picnic bug · no picnic · picnicker · picnic site · picnic beetle · picnic pie · picnic area · picnic shoulder · steel beach picnic · picnicware · picnic box · picniclike · picnickish · few sandwiches short of a picnic · picnic basket · picnic egg · picnic ham · Wiknic · teddy bears' picnic · picnicky · picnic blanket · picnic sheet
Descendants
pikniki · ਪਿਕਨਿਕ · piknik · ピクニック
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (95)
mt xalata (a meal eaten outdoors) · sh ѝзлет (a meal eaten outdoors) · su mayor (a meal eaten outdoors) · fr picnic (a meal eaten outdoors) · fr pique-nique (a meal eaten outdoors) · eo pikniko (a meal eaten outdoors) · sh пѝкник (a meal eaten outdoors) · hi पिकनिक (a meal eaten outdoors) · ko 소풍 (a meal eaten outdoors) · sh pìknik (a meal eaten outdoors) · rsk вилєт (a meal eaten outdoors) · id botram (a meal eaten outdoors) · mk пикник (a meal eaten outdoors) · ca pícnic (a meal eaten outdoors) · id piknik (social gathering) · pt piquenique (a meal eaten outdoors) · mk излет (social gathering) · lv pikniks (a meal eaten outdoors) · de Kinderspiel (an easy or pleasant task) · de Picknick (a meal eaten outdoors) · sk piknik (a meal eaten outdoors) · su botram (a meal eaten outdoors) · ckb سەیران (a meal eaten outdoors) · es jira (a meal eaten outdoors) · ka პიკნიკი (a meal eaten outdoors) · ru пикник (social gathering) · id gampil (an easy or pleasant task) · nn piknik (a meal eaten outdoors) · gl pícnic (a meal eaten outdoors) · fi eväsretki (a meal eaten outdoors) · hy պիկնիկ (a meal eaten outdoors) · pl piknik (a meal eaten outdoors) · fr piquenique (a meal eaten outdoors) · hu nem leányálom (an easy or pleasant task) · gd cuirm-chnuic (a meal eaten outdoors) · nb piknik (a meal eaten outdoors) · su riung (social gathering) · da skovtur (social gathering) · ga picnic (social gathering) · ru прия́тное времяпрепровожде́ние (an easy or pleasant task) · sl piknik (a meal eaten outdoors) · de Picknick (social gathering) · su mayor (social gathering) · it picnic (a meal eaten outdoors) · fr jeu d’enfant (an easy or pleasant task) · cs piknik (a meal eaten outdoors) · hy զբոսախնջույք (a meal eaten outdoors) · ko 피크닉 (a meal eaten outdoors) · da picnic (a meal eaten outdoors) · lt piknikas (a meal eaten outdoors) · el πικνίκ (a meal eaten outdoors) · id piknik (a meal eaten outdoors) · tl kura (a meal eaten outdoors) · gl pandorgada (a meal eaten outdoors) · es pícnic (a meal eaten outdoors) · kmr seyran (social gathering) · ar نُزْهَة (a meal eaten outdoors) · cmn 野餐 (a meal eaten outdoors) · fi huviretki (an easy or pleasant task) · he פִּיקְנִיק (a meal eaten outdoors) · sdh سەێران (social gathering) · sw mandari (a meal eaten outdoors) · mt piknik (a meal eaten outdoors) · vi píc-níc (a meal eaten outdoors) · hu piknik (a meal eaten outdoors) · pdt Piknick (a meal eaten outdoors) · cy picnic (a meal eaten outdoors) · id enteng (an easy or pleasant task) · pa ਪਿਕਨਿਕ (a meal eaten outdoors) · uk пікні́к (a meal eaten outdoors) · rsk пикник (a meal eaten outdoors) · et piknik (a meal eaten outdoors) · id berkelah (social gathering) · bg пи́кник (a meal eaten outdoors) · be пікні́к (a meal eaten outdoors) · zdj mɗezo (a meal eaten outdoors) · gl merenda (a meal eaten outdoors) · sv picknick (a meal eaten outdoors) · id makan angin (social gathering) · io pikniko (a meal eaten outdoors) · ca pícnic (social gathering) · tr piknik (a meal eaten outdoors) · ga picnic (a meal eaten outdoors) · ja ピクニック (a meal eaten outdoors) · ru пикни́к (a meal eaten outdoors) · mk излет (a meal eaten outdoors) · sw pikniki (a meal eaten outdoors) · th ปิกนิก (a meal eaten outdoors) · tl hira (a meal eaten outdoors) · vi dã ngoại (a meal eaten outdoors) · ckb سەیران (social gathering) · nl picknick (a meal eaten outdoors) · ar مَهَمَّة سَهْلَة (an easy or pleasant task) · sh ìzlet (a meal eaten outdoors) · id urusan kecil (an easy or pleasant task)