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
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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Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 17 Mar. 2025
Guests can also enjoy massages, picnics around Lake Arabella, and pick-up a s’mores roasting kit to use at the firepit.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 17 Mar. 2025
Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2025
This past weekend, as the warm weather hinted at the arrival of spring, the balconies were full of families picnicking, taking in the sun, and this being Paris, couples embracing.
—Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 11 Mar. 2025
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Noun
It can be slotted into a dedicated compartment and then removed for a picnic on a deserved beach.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 17 Mar. 2025
Guests can also enjoy massages, picnics around Lake Arabella, and pick-up a s’mores roasting kit to use at the firepit.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 17 Mar. 2025
Verb
When your friends and family come to visit, take them golfing on the municipal golf course or picnicking by Maverick County Lake.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2025
This past weekend, as the warm weather hinted at the arrival of spring, the balconies were full of families picnicking, taking in the sun, and this being Paris, couples embracing.
—Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Picnic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/picnic. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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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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