[pic.nic] n, often attrib [G or F; G Picknick, fr. F pique-nique] (1748) 1: an excursion or outing with food usu. 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 ~ --Josephine Pinckney" b: an easy task or feat
3: a shoulder of pork with much of the butt removed -- pic.nic.ky adj
[2]picnic vi pic.nicked ; pic.nick.ing (1842): to go on a picnic: eat in picnic fashion -- pic.nick.er n