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pic·nic P0288700 (pĭk′nĭk)n.1. A meal eaten outdoors, as on an excursion.2. Slang An easy task or pleasant experience: finishing the project on time was no picnic.3. A smoked section of pork foreleg and shoulder.intr.v. pic·nicked, pic·nick·ing, pic·nics To go on or participate in a picnic.
[French pique-nique, potluck, meal at which all persons pay for their own portion, picnic : piquer, to pick, nab (from Middle French, from Old French; see pique) + nique, nothing at all, child's tooth, sign of contempt made by moving the head (from Middle French, nothing at all, from Old French nic; akin to Portuguese nica, bagatelles, insignificant things, from the widespread Romance root nik-expressing indifference or contempt).]
pic′nick·er n.pic′nick·y adj.picnic (ˈpɪknɪk) n1. a trip or excursion to the country, seaside, etc, on which people bring food to be eaten in the open air2. (Cookery) a. any informal meal eaten outsideb. (as modifier): a picnic lunch. 3. informal chiefly Austral a troublesome situation or experience4. no picnic informal a hard or disagreeable taskvb, -nics, -nicking or -nicked (intr) to eat a picnic[C18: from French piquenique, of unknown origin] ˈpicnicker npic•nic (ˈpɪk nɪk)
n., v. -nicked, -nick•ing. n. 1. an excursion in which the participants carry food with them and share a meal in the open air. 2. the food eaten on such an excursion. 3. Also called pic′nic ham′. a section of pork shoulder, usu. boned and smoked. 4. Informal. an enjoyable experience, task, etc.: That job was no picnic. v.i. 5. to go on or take part in a picnic. [1740–50; < German Pic-nic (now Picknick) < French pique-nique, rhyming compound, of uncertain orig.] pic′nick•er, n. picnic
Past participle: picnicked
Gerund: picnicking
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| I picnic | | you picnic | | he/she/it picnics | | we picnic | | you picnic | | they picnic |
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| I picnicked | | you picnicked | | he/she/it picnicked | | we picnicked | | you picnicked | | they picnicked |
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| I am picnicking | | you are picnicking | | he/she/it is picnicking | | we are picnicking | | you are picnicking | | they are picnicking |
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| I have picnicked | | you have picnicked | | he/she/it has picnicked | | we have picnicked | | you have picnicked | | they have picnicked |
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| I was picnicking | | you were picnicking | | he/she/it was picnicking | | we were picnicking | | you were picnicking | | they were picnicking |
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| I had picnicked | | you had picnicked | | he/she/it had picnicked | | we had picnicked | | you had picnicked | | they had picnicked |
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| I will picnic | | you will picnic | | he/she/it will picnic | | we will picnic | | you will picnic | | they will picnic |
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| I will have picnicked | | you will have picnicked | | he/she/it will have picnicked | | we will have picnicked | | you will have picnicked | | they will have picnicked |
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| I will be picnicking | | you will be picnicking | | he/she/it will be picnicking | | we will be picnicking | | you will be picnicking | | they will be picnicking |
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| I have been picnicking | | you have been picnicking | | he/she/it has been picnicking | | we have been picnicking | | you have been picnicking | | they have been picnicking |
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| I will have been picnicking | | you will have been picnicking | | he/she/it will have been picnicking | | we will have been picnicking | | you will have been picnicking | | they will have been picnicking |
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| I had been picnicking | | you had been picnicking | | he/she/it had been picnicking | | we had been picnicking | | you had been picnicking | | they had been picnicking |
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| I would picnic | | you would picnic | | he/she/it would picnic | | we would picnic | | you would picnic | | they would picnic |
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| I would have picnicked | | you would have picnicked | | he/she/it would have picnicked | | we would have picnicked | | you would have picnicked | | they would have picnicked |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  picnic - a day devoted to an outdoor social gatheringouting, field dayholiday, vacation - leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure; "we get two weeks of vacation every summer"; "we took a short holiday in Puerto Rico" | | 2. | picnic - any undertaking that is easy to do; "marketing this product will be no picnic"child's play, cinch, duck soup, piece of cake, pushover, breeze, walkover, snapdoddle - an easy taskproject, task, undertaking, labor - any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings" | | 3. | picnic - any informal meal eaten outside or on an excursionmeal, repast - the food served and eaten at one timecookout - an informal meal cooked and eaten outdoors | | Verb | 1. | picnic - eat alfresco, in the open air; "We picnicked near the lake on this gorgeous Sunday"eat - eat a meal; take a meal; "We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls"; "I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation" |
picnicnoun1. excursion, fête champêtre (French), barbecue, barbie (informal), cookout (U.S. & Canad.), alfresco meal, déjèuner sur l'herbe (French), clambake (U.S. & Canad.), outdoor meal, outing We're going on a picnic tomorrow.2. (Informal) (In this sense, the construction is always negative) walkover (informal), breeze (U.S. & Canad. informal), pushover (slang), snap (informal), child's play (informal), piece of cake (Brit. informal), cinch (slang), no-brainer (informal), cakewalk (informal), duck soup (U.S. slang) Emigrating is no picnic.Translationspicnic (ˈpiknik) noun a very informal meal eaten in the open air, usually as part of a trip, outing etc. We'll go to the seaside and take a picnic; Let's go for a picnic!; (also adjective) a picnic lunch. 野餐 野餐 verb – past tense, past participle ˈpicnicked – to have a picnic. We picnicked on the beach. (去)野餐 （去）野餐
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a few sandwiches short of a picnicA pejorative phrase meaning not very intelligent or of questionable mental capacity. It can appear in many different forms and variations (for example: a few bricks shy of a load, a few cards shy of a full deck, etc.). He says he's going to start a business selling bees as pets. I think he may be a few sandwiches short of a picnic.See also: few, of, picnic, sandwich, shorta sandwich shy of a picnicA pejorative phrase meaning not very intelligent or of questionable mental capacity. This expression can appear in many different forms and variations (e.g., several bricks short of a load," "one card shy of a full deck," etc.). He says he's going to start a business selling bees as pets—I think he may be a sandwich shy of a picnic. The new manager is nice enough, but he's a sandwich shy of a picnic, if you ask me.See also: of, picnic, sandwich, shyone sandwich shy of a picnicA pejorative phrase meaning not very intelligent or of questionable mental capacity. This expression can appear in many different forms and variations (e.g., several bricks short of a load," "one card shy of a full deck," etc.). He says he's going to start a business selling bees as pets—I think he may be one sandwich shy of a picnic. The new manager is nice enough, but he's one sandwich shy of a picnic, if you ask me.See also: of, one, picnic, sandwich, shybe no picnicTo be not an easy task; to be unenjoyable or challenging. I love kids, but watching 20 of them at once is no picnic, believe me! Spending a beautiful Saturday afternoon cleaning out the garage is no picnic.See also: no, picnicno picnicNot an easy task; unenjoyable or challenging. I love kids, but watching 20 of them at once is no picnic, believe me! Spending a beautiful Saturday afternoon cleaning out the garage is no picnic.See also: no, picnicbe one sandwich short of a picnicTo be not very intelligent or of questionable mental capacity. It can appear in many different forms and variations (for example: a few bricks shy of a load, a few cards shy of a full deck, etc.) He says he's going to start a business selling bees as pets. I think he may be one sandwich short of a picnic.See also: of, one, picnic, sandwich, shortone sandwich short of a picnicA pejorative phrase meaning not very intelligent or of questionable mental capacity. It can appear in many different forms and variations (for example: one card short of a full deck, one brick shy of a full load, etc.). He says he's going to start a business selling bees as pets—I think he may be one sandwich short of a picnic. The new manager is nice enough, but he's one sandwich short of a picnic, if you ask me.See also: of, one, picnic, sandwich, shortmake (something) seem like a picnicTo be so difficult, complicated, or harmful as to make something else that is normally very difficult or negative seem easy, simple, or pleasant by comparison. If we don't act now, the financial crisis waiting for us will make the last recession seem like a picnic.See also: like, make, picnic, seemit's no picnicIt is not an easy task; it is unenjoyable or challenging. I love kids, but watching 20 of them at once? It's no picnic, believe me! It's no picnic spending a beautiful Saturday afternoon cleaning out the garage.See also: no, picnicIt's no picnic!Inf. There is nothing easy or pleasant about it. I was on welfare for a year, and it's no picnic.See also: noone sandwich short of a picnicInf. not very smart; lacking intelligence. (Jocular.) Poor Bob just isn't too bright. He's one sandwich short of a picnic. She's not stupid. Just one sandwich short of a picnic.See also: of, one, picnic, sandwich, shortno picnicDifficult, no fun, as in Recovering from abdominal surgery is no picnic. This expression, alluding to a picnic as a pleasant occasion, was first recorded in 1888. See also: no, picnicbe no picnic INFORMALIf an experience, job, or activity is no picnic, it is difficult or unpleasant. `Poor little things,' she said of the children. `It's no picnic for them being taken away from their homes.' Being unemployed is no picnic.See also: no, picnicone sandwich short of a picnic INFORMALIf you say someone is one sandwich short of a picnic, you mean they are stupid or crazy. His daughter confirmed that her father was definitely one sandwich short of a picnic. Note: This expression is very variable. People often replace sandwich and picnic with other nouns, and one with a few. The guy was obviously several cards short of a full deck. Miss Martin is clearly one tent peg short of a full set. Note: These expressions are used humorously. See also: of, one, picnic, sandwich, shortbe no picnic be difficult or unpleasant. informal 2001 Rant While Cheung looks elegant…in the 25 different versions of the cheongsam dress she wears in the film, moving in the garments was no picnic. See also: no, picnica sandwich (or two sandwiches) short of a picnic (of a person) stupid or crazy. informalSee also: of, picnic, sandwich, shortbe no ˈpicnic (informal) be difficult or unpleasant: Living with someone like her is no picnic, believe me.See also: no, picnicpicnic n. a good time; an easy time. Nothing to it. A real picnic. no picnicNo easy task; not an enjoyable experience. This term began to be used frequently in the late nineteenth century. Rudyard Kipling used it several times, as in Wee WillieWinkie (1888): “T’ain’t no bloomin’ picnic in those parts, I can tell you.”See also: no, picnicpicnic
picnic, social gathering at which each participant generally brings food to be shared. The Picnic Society was formed in London early in the 19th cent. by a group of fashionable people for purposes of entertainment. Each member was expected to provide a share of the entertainment and of the refreshments, and this idea of mutual sharing or cooperation was fundamental to the original significance of the picnic. Later the word took on the additional meaning of an outdoor pleasure party. The word as now used includes almost every type of informal, outdoor meal or festivity, such as clambake, barbecuebarbecue
[West Indian or South American], in the United States, traditionally an open-air gathering, political or social, in which meats are roasted whole over a pit of embers and food and drink are liberally enjoyed.
..... Click the link for more information. , or fish fry. The custom of cooperative dining is ancient; Greek men held symposia where the guests ate and discussed important matters.PICNIC
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Synonyms for picnicnoun excursionSynonyms- excursion
- fête champêtre
- barbecue
- barbie
- cookout
- alfresco meal
- déjèuner sur l'herbe
- clambake
- outdoor meal
- outing
noun walkoverSynonyms- walkover
- breeze
- pushover
- snap
- child's play
- piece of cake
- cinch
- no-brainer
- cakewalk
- duck soup
Synonyms for picnicnoun a day devoted to an outdoor social gatheringSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun any undertaking that is easy to doSynonyms- child's play
- cinch
- duck soup
- piece of cake
- pushover
- breeze
- walkover
- snap
Related Words- doddle
- project
- task
- undertaking
- labor
noun any informal meal eaten outside or on an excursionRelated Wordsverb eat alfresco, in the open airRelated Words |