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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Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 23 June 2025
Amenities include an outdoor pool, grills, a picnic area, a fitness center with a yoga room, a lounge and game room, a dog park, EV charging stations and more.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2025
Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
There’s even a specific word, hanami, tied to the custom of picnicking beneath the cherry trees.
—Katherine Lagrave, AFAR Media, 28 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Don’t shelter in unprotected open buildings, such as metal sheds, picnic pavilions, baseball dugouts and porches.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 23 June 2025
Amenities include an outdoor pool, grills, a picnic area, a fitness center with a yoga room, a lounge and game room, a dog park, EV charging stations and more.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2025
Verb
Attendees should feel free to pack lunch to picnic with friends and family.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
There’s even a specific word, hanami, tied to the custom of picnicking beneath the cherry trees.
—Katherine Lagrave, AFAR Media, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Picnic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/picnic. Accessed 30 Jun. 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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