English Explanatory Dictionary

picnic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An informal social gathering, usually in a natural outdoor setting, to which the participants bring their own food and drink.
  2. The meal eaten at such a gathering.
  3. An easy or pleasant task.
  4. An entertainment at which each person contributed some dish to a common table.
  5. A cut of pork from the shoulder area (above the front leg) of a pig.
verb
  1. To take part in a picnic.
phrase
  1. Acronym of problem in chair, not in computer: states that the problem was not in the computer but was instead caused by the user operating it.

Pronunciation

pĭkʹ-nĭk /ˈpɪknɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-picnic.wav

Word forms

picnic picnics pic-a-nic picknick picnicking picnicked

Etymology

Borrowed from French pique-nique.

Synonyms

piece of cake

Related words

packed lunch PEBKAC ID10T Layer 8

Derived words

few sandwiches short of a picnic no picnic picnic area picnic basket picnic beetle picnic blanket picnic box picnic bug picnic egg picnic ham picnicker picnickery picnickian picnickish picnicky picniclike picnic pie picnic sheet picnic shoulder picnic site picnic table picnicware steel beach picnic teddy bears' picnic Wiknic
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