n. & v.
--n.
1. an outing or excursion including a packed meal eaten out of doors.
2 any meal eaten out of doors or without preparation, tables, chairs, etc.
3 (usu. with neg.) colloq. something agreeable or easily accomplished etc. (it was no picnic organizing the meeting).
--v.intr. (picnicked, picnicking) take part in a picnic.
Derivatives:
picnicker n. picnicky adj. colloq.
Etymology: F pique-nique, of unkn. orig.