Definitions, Translations, and Word of the Day
Definition of "picnic" []
- A meal eaten outdoors, as on an excursion. (noun)
- Slang An easy task or a pleasant experience. (noun)
- A smoked section of pork foreleg and shoulder. (noun)
- To go on or participate in a picnic. (verb-intransitive)
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Use "picnic" in a sentence
- "Back in Croton the word picnic conjured images of soggy PB&Js and Minute Maid fruit punch juice boxes."
- "Further, my picnic is as full as they come ... complete with potato salad and fire ants."
- "Clara looked puzzled for a moment—she had forgotten that that was what they called the picnic spot on the Guadalupe."