PICNIC

cinch, breeze, picnic, snap, duck soup, child's play, pushover, walkover, piece of cake

(noun) any undertaking that is easy to do; “marketing this product will be no picnic”

picnic

(noun) any informal meal eaten outside or on an excursion

picnic

(verb) eat alfresco, in the open air; “We picnicked near the lake on this gorgeous Sunday”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

picnic (plural picnics)

An informal social gathering, usually in a natural outdoor setting, to which the participants bring their own food and drink.

The meal eaten at such a gathering.

(figurative) An easy or pleasant task.

Synonym: piece of cake

(obsolete) An entertainment at which each person contributed some dish to a common table.

Verb

picnic (third-person singular simple present picnics, present participle picnicking, simple past and past participle picnicked)

To eat a picnic.

Phrase

PICNIC

(humorous) Acronym of problem in chair, not in computer; states that the problem was not in the computer but was instead caused by the user operating it.

Usage notes

• Most commonly used among experts diagnosing a problem.

Source: Wiktionary

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Pic"nic, n. Etym: [Cf. F. piquenique. See Pick, v., and cf. Knickknack.]

Definition: Formerly, an entertainment at which each person contributed some dish to a common table; now, an excursion or pleasure party in which the members partake of a collation or repast (usually in the open air, and from food carried by themselves).

Pic"nic, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Picnicked; p. pr. & vb. n. Picnicking.]

Definition: To go on a picnic, or pleasure excursion; to eat in public fashion.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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