PICNIC

I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: German or French; German Picknick, from French pique-nique Date: 1826 an excursion or outing with food usually provided by members of the group and eaten in the open, 2. a pleasant or amusingly carefree experience , an easy task or feat, a shoulder of pork with much of the butt removed, ~ky adjective II. intransitive verb (~ked; ~king) Date: 1842 to go on a ~ ; eat in ~ fashion, ~ker noun