/ 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
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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.