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noun (1)

plural pics or pix ˈpiks How to pronounce pic (audio)
: the picador's lance

Examples of pic in a Sentence

Noun (1) a coworker handed around some vacation pics
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Noun
The page had their real-looking profile pic and showed a picture of them out of town helping a family member move. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 June 2025 Heist pic Crime 101, starring Chris Hemsworth and Halle Berry, is set to open Feb. 13, the beginning of the lucrative Valentine’s Day and Presidents Day weekend period. Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2025 Netflix has given some hints as to the nature of the final season of Outer Banks with new first-look pics and cast announcements. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 22 June 2025 About Trump Mobile's T1 phone: price, pics, features The Trump Mobile phone, called the T1 Phone, will retail for $499 with a down payment of $100. Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 19 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for pic

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

short for picture

Noun (2)

Spanish pica, from picar to prick

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1884, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

1926, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pic was in 1884

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“Pic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pic. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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