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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
In a joint Instagram post, the actress, 32, and Twenty One Pilots drummer, 37, shared the news with a late-night photo dump showing off pics of Ryan's baby bump. Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025 The pic also features special appearances by María Esteve, Alberto San Juan, Guillermo Toledo, Secun de la Rosa and Natalia Verbeke, beloved actors who starred in the original films in the franchise. Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025 Rhodes in his Guiles getup has not been revealed, but according to ScreenRant, his costar, Andrew Schulz (who plays Dan Hibiki in the film), posted a tease of the character on his Instagram, snapping a pic of what appears to be the shadow outline of Guiles' flat-top helmet of hair. Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025 Lily James and Pierce Brosnan are starring in the reimagining of the classic action pic with Jaume Collet-Serra directing. Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 6 Sep. 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 11 Sep. 2025.

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