picnic

Definition

  • noun: a meal that is eaten outdoors especially during a trip away from home
  • noun: an excursion or outing with food usually provided by members of the group and eaten in the open
  • verb: to eat a meal outdoors especially during a trip away from home
  • verb: to go on a picnic
  • often used in negative statements
  • synonyms: excursion

Examples

  • This weekend I have a family 'picnic' [=a picnic with family members] to go to.

  • Breaking a leg is no 'picnic'. [=breaking a leg is not a pleasant experience]

  • Being president isn't exactly a 'picnic'. [=being president is not easy]

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) with no shoes on, uphill, both ways, in five feet of snow, and he was thankful. l asked my father to give me a dollar for the school picnic. He told me how he killed a grizzly bear with his loose-leaf notebook. Now he's giving money away. My mother kisses every child. ''Just come here and kiss your (..)
    1983 Bill Cosby: Himself
  • (..) Now, people keep coming to the door. (imitates door opening) ''Are you all right?'' And you say, ''Oh, yes. l'm always like this all the time. ''Just having a little picnic. Just listening to the toilet bowl.'' And that's called having a good time. l never understand that. l mean, it's all right if (..)
    1983 Bill Cosby: Himself