picnic

/'piknik/
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picnic

We spread a blanket for a picnic in the park.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • An informal meal eaten outdoors: A "picnic" is a social event where people eat a meal outside, often in a park, garden, or countryside, typically bringing food from home.
    • An easy task: (Informal) A "picnic" can describe any task or undertaking that is very easy or pleasant to do.
    • An outdoor social gathering: A "picnic" can refer to a planned event, often involving a group or community, where people gather outdoors for food and recreation.

  2. Verb (intransitive):

    • To eat a meal outdoors: To "picnic" means to have or participate in a picnic.
Examples of Usage

  • Noun:

    • We had a lovely picnic by the river.
    • Fixing this simple bug is a picnic compared to the last problem.
    • The company's annual picnic is always held in July.

  • Verb:

    • They picnicked on the beach every Sunday.
Advanced Usage
  • "It's no picnic": An idiom meaning something is difficult, unpleasant, or challenging.
    • Looking after three young children all day is no picnic.
  • "To be a picnic": Used informally to state that something is easy or enjoyable.
    • Don't worry, the exam will be a picnic.
Variants and Related Words
  • Picnicker (noun): A person who is having or attending a picnic.
    • The park was full of happy picnickers.
  • Picnicking (noun/gerund): The activity of having a picnic.
    • We spent the afternoon picnicking.
Synonyms
  • Noun (meal): Outdoor meal, alfresco meal, barbecue (context-specific).
  • Noun (easy task): Breeze, cinch, cakewalk (all informal).
  • Verb: Dine alfresco, eat outdoors.
Related Phrasal Verbs/Phrases

(The word "picnic" itself does not commonly form phrasal verbs. The related phrases are idiomatic.)

Related Idioms
  • "One sandwich short of a picnic": (Humorous, informal) A way to say someone is not very intelligent or is acting foolishly.
    • He forgot his own keys again? I think he's one sandwich short of a picnic.
picnic

We spread a blanket for a picnic in the park.

Noun
  1. any informal meal eaten outside or on an excursion
  2. any undertaking that is easy to do
    • marketing this product will be no picnic
  3. a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering
Verb
  1. eat alfresco, in the open air
    • We picnicked near the lake on this gorgeous Sunday

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