I. ˈpik-(ˌ)nik noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: German or French; German Picknick, from French pique-nique
Date: 1826
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
b. : an easy task or feat
3. : a shoulder of pork with much of the butt removed
• pic·nic·ky -(ˌ)ni-kē adjective
II. intransitive verb
( pic·nicked ; pic·nick·ing )
Date: 1842
: to go on a picnic : eat in picnic fashion
• pic·nick·er noun