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picnic¹
- /ˈpɪknɪk/
Sounds like pyknic · Rhymes with -ɪknɪk
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French pique-nique.
noun picnics · pic-a-nic · picknick
- 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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An easy or pleasant task.
We remind the guests that dealing with this problem is no picnic, and to be patient.
Similar: piece of cake
- An entertainment at which each person contributed some dish to a common table.
- A cut of pork from the shoulder area (above the front leg) of a pig. 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 […]
verb picnics · picnicking · picnicked · pic-a-nic · picknick
- To take part in a picnic. And I'll never forget the chillingly instinctive racism. "Sure is pretty countryside. Pity it's spoiled by the niggers picknickin."
PICNIC²
phrase
- 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. Inspiration also comes from the workers who take care of the workers. Ever reported a picnic error to the IT helpdesk? No? Well they're logging them. It stands for a problem in chair, not in computer error among hapless colleagues.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: cinch, snap, field day, outing, duck soup, walkover, pushover, lunch, banquet, feast, barbecue, pie, cake, ride, water, hiking
Translations
Every language
noun a meal eaten outdoors
| Español | jira, pícnic |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 소풍 sopung, 피크닉 pikeunik |
| 日本語 | ピクニック pikunikku |
| 中文 | 野餐 yěcān |
| हिन्दी | पिकनिक piknik |
| Kiswahili | pikniki, mandari |
| Português | piquenique |
| Français | pique-nique, piquenique, picnic |
| Deutsch | Picknick |
| Italiano | picnic |
| Ελληνικά | πικνίκ pikník |
| Русский | пикни́к pikník |
| Tiếng Việt | dã ngoại, píc-níc |
| العربية | نُزْهَة nuzha |
| עברית | פִּיקְנִיק |
noun an easy or pleasant task
| Français | jeu d’enfant |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Kinderspiel |
| Русский | прия́тное времяпрепровожде́ние prijátnoje vremjapreprovoždénije |
| العربية | مَهَمَّة سَهْلَة mahamma sahla |
Talk about this word "picnic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/picnic. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. picnic. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/picnic "picnic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/picnic.Cite this
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title = {picnic},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/picnic},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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