PICNIC


Meaning of PICNIC in English

/ ˈpɪknɪk; NAmE / noun , verb

■ noun

1.

an occasion when people pack a meal and take it to eat outdoors, especially in the countryside :

It's a nice day. Let's go for a picnic .

We had a picnic beside the river.

2.

the meal, usually consisting of sandwiches , salad and fruit, etc. that you take with you when you go on a picnic :

Let's eat our picnic by the lake.

a picnic lunch

a picnic basket

IDIOMS

- be no picnic

■ verb

( -ck- ) [ v ] to have a picnic :

No picnicking allowed (= on a sign)

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 18th cent. (denoting a social event at which each guest contributes a share of the food): from French pique-nique , of unknown origin.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.