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picnic

pic·nic [ pík nìk ]


noun  (plural pic·nics)
Definition:
 
1. meal taken and eaten outdoors: an informal meal prepared for eating in the open air or the food that makes up such a meal

2. easy or pleasant thing: something easy to do or pleasant to experience ( informal )
Moving house was no picnic.

3. cut of pork: a cut of pork consisting of the shoulder with most of the butt removed



intransitive verb  (past and past participle pic·nicked, present participle pic·nick·ing, 3rd person present singular pic·nics)
Definition:
 
have picnic: to eat an informal meal outdoors

[Mid-18th century. < French pique-nique]

pic·nick·er noun
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