Picnic
noun
A meal eaten outdoors, especially during a trip or leisure activity.
We had a lovely picnic in the park.
Often appears as...
- picnic basket
- picnic area
verb
To have a picnic or eat a meal outside.
Let's picnic by the lake this weekend.
Often appears as...
- picnic in the park
- picnic on the beach
noun
An easy task or job.
Running a mile isn't a picnic if you're not fit.
Often appears as...
- life's not a picnic
- far from a picnic
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
noun
A meal eaten outdoors, especially during a trip or leisure activity.
We had a lovely picnic in the park.
Often appears as...
- picnic basket
- picnic area
verb
To have a picnic or eat a meal outside.
Let's picnic by the lake this weekend.
Often appears as...
- picnic in the park
- picnic on the beach
noun
An easy task or job.
Running a mile isn't a picnic if you're not fit.
Often appears as...
- life's not a picnic
- far from a picnic
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Outdoor Setting
A picnic usually takes place in a natural or scenic outdoor area like parks or beaches.
They spread a blanket under the tree for their picnic.
Pro Tip 2/3Shared Experience
It's a social event so consider it for family outings or gathering with friends.
Our family reunion will include a big picnic.
Pro Tip 3/3Casual Occasions
Picnics are informal. They're perfect for relaxed and leisurely meals outdoors.
Wear comfortable clothes for the picnic.
Pro Tip 1/3Outdoor Setting
A picnic usually takes place in a natural or scenic outdoor area like parks or beaches.
They spread a blanket under the tree for their picnic.
Pro Tip 2/3Shared Experience
It's a social event so consider it for family outings or gathering with friends.
Our family reunion will include a big picnic.
Pro Tip 3/3Casual Occasions
Picnics are informal. They're perfect for relaxed and leisurely meals outdoors.
Wear comfortable clothes for the picnic.
Pro Tip 1/3Outdoor Setting
A picnic usually takes place in a natural or scenic outdoor area like parks or beaches.
They spread a blanket under the tree for their picnic.
Pro Tip 2/3Shared Experience
It's a social event so consider it for family outings or gathering with friends.
Our family reunion will include a big picnic.
Pro Tip 3/3Casual Occasions
Picnics are informal. They're perfect for relaxed and leisurely meals outdoors.
Wear comfortable clothes for the picnic.
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The voices in my head PIPE...
I remember, for example, sitting up one night on guard outside my parents' room to protect them from what I thought was a genuine threat from the voices. Because I'd had such a bad problem with self-injury that most of the cutlery in the house had been hidden, so I ended up arming myself with a plastic fork, kind of like picnic ware, and sort of sat outside the room
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How to set the table -...
It doesn't look good, and you have to clean up the mess before you can even start. Let's try another way. To start, use a placemat or tablecloth, but not both, so the dishes aren't directly on the table. This is more about looks than etiquette, but it's rare to see nothing under a plate unless you're eating at a picnic table.
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How teachers can help...
or would we support them as they put into practice the principles of social justice that we had taught them about since the ninth-grade year? So the next morning, the kids left school en masse and they gathered on the lawn. And one of the seniors jumped up on a picnic table and went over safety expectations.
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A lesson on looking PIPE...
can resonate so deeply. The artist collected blankets from all different people in her community, and she had the owners of the blankets write, on a tag, the significance of the blanket to the family. Some of the blankets had been used for baby blankets, some of them had been used as picnic blankets,
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3 rules for better...
or emailed a colleague while on a picnic with your family. We’ve convinced ourselves that these behaviors are no big deal. It's just one email. But there's a real cost to these interruptions, and there are smart strategies we can all take to better protect our time.
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Flight Of The Conchords...
allo beautiful lady ladies having a picnic classic summer yet bit of racket sports records based sports especially those prepared to expand their diet and who's this interesting character that is that's a bird with the legs of a witch
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800-pound Best Friend PIPE...
so we began filming him as part of our educational mission here he stars in a picnic parade seen in a public service video as you can see we're on a movie set here demonstrating why it's so important to keep a clean camp in
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What would it be like if...
going to love it it's it's like a picnic that goes on forever with your friends and loved ones a backyard barbecue that goes on forever and and that that image didn't appeal to me much how long would
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On being wrong PIPE Kathryn...
Right, the famous Chinese character for picnic area. I've spent the last five years of my life thinking about situations exactly like this --
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Kayaking Over a...
To consider kayaking over this, he must either be a few sandwiches short of a picnic, or a world record breaker. We hope.
Video examples
The voices in my head PIPE...
I remember, for example, sitting up one night on guard outside my parents' room to protect them from what I thought was a genuine threat from the voices. Because I'd had such a bad problem with self-injury that most of the cutlery in the house had been hidden, so I ended up arming myself with a plastic fork, kind of like picnic ware, and sort of sat outside the room
Video examples
How to set the table -...
It doesn't look good, and you have to clean up the mess before you can even start. Let's try another way. To start, use a placemat or tablecloth, but not both, so the dishes aren't directly on the table. This is more about looks than etiquette, but it's rare to see nothing under a plate unless you're eating at a picnic table.
Video examples
How teachers can help...
or would we support them as they put into practice the principles of social justice that we had taught them about since the ninth-grade year? So the next morning, the kids left school en masse and they gathered on the lawn. And one of the seniors jumped up on a picnic table and went over safety expectations.
Video examples
A lesson on looking PIPE...
can resonate so deeply. The artist collected blankets from all different people in her community, and she had the owners of the blankets write, on a tag, the significance of the blanket to the family. Some of the blankets had been used for baby blankets, some of them had been used as picnic blankets,
Video examples
3 rules for better...
or emailed a colleague while on a picnic with your family. We’ve convinced ourselves that these behaviors are no big deal. It's just one email. But there's a real cost to these interruptions, and there are smart strategies we can all take to better protect our time.
Video examples
Flight Of The Conchords...
allo beautiful lady ladies having a picnic classic summer yet bit of racket sports records based sports especially those prepared to expand their diet and who's this interesting character that is that's a bird with the legs of a witch
Video examples
800-pound Best Friend PIPE...
so we began filming him as part of our educational mission here he stars in a picnic parade seen in a public service video as you can see we're on a movie set here demonstrating why it's so important to keep a clean camp in
Video examples
What would it be like if...
going to love it it's it's like a picnic that goes on forever with your friends and loved ones a backyard barbecue that goes on forever and and that that image didn't appeal to me much how long would
Video examples
On being wrong PIPE Kathryn...
Right, the famous Chinese character for picnic area. I've spent the last five years of my life thinking about situations exactly like this --
Video examples
Kayaking Over a...
To consider kayaking over this, he must either be a few sandwiches short of a picnic, or a world record breaker. We hope.
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Mary Pope Osborne
American Writer
When I was growing up, kids would go outside and play all day and invent things. And my brothers and I pretended our picnic table was a ship one summer. Our bikes were horses, and our trees were forts. We turned everything in the world into make-believe.
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Beth Phoenix
American Wrestler
A beach date would be awesome, with like a little picnic basket, some fruit and bread - just something really, really relaxed and laid-back. I like just relaxing all day, maybe playing in the water a little bit. It's just totally a day to chill.
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Kate Winslet
Actress
The things that make me happiest in the whole world are going on the occasional picnic, either with my children or with my partner; big family gatherings; and being able to go to the grocery store - if I can get those things in, I'm doing good.
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Kim Kardashian
American Celebrity
The perfect date for me would be staying at home, making a big picnic in bed, eating Wotsits and cookies while watching cable TV.
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Bill Vaughan
American Journalist
We hope that, when the insects take over the world, they will remember with gratitude how we took them along on all our picnics.
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Katie Lee
American Chef
There's something so intimate about a picnic with your guy.
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Georg Brandes
Danish Critic
Among the delights of Summer were picnics to the woods.
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W. H. Auden
English Poet
Death is the sound of distant thunder at a picnic.
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Alice Walker
American Author
Tea to the English is really a picnic indoors.
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Robert Fulghum
American Author
The examined life is no picnic.
Quote examples
Mary Pope Osborne
American Writer
When I was growing up, kids would go outside and play all day and invent things. And my brothers and I pretended our picnic table was a ship one summer. Our bikes were horses, and our trees were forts. We turned everything in the world into make-believe.
Quote examples
Beth Phoenix
American Wrestler
A beach date would be awesome, with like a little picnic basket, some fruit and bread - just something really, really relaxed and laid-back. I like just relaxing all day, maybe playing in the water a little bit. It's just totally a day to chill.
Quote examples
Kate Winslet
Actress
The things that make me happiest in the whole world are going on the occasional picnic, either with my children or with my partner; big family gatherings; and being able to go to the grocery store - if I can get those things in, I'm doing good.
Quote examples
Kim Kardashian
American Celebrity
The perfect date for me would be staying at home, making a big picnic in bed, eating Wotsits and cookies while watching cable TV.
Quote examples
Bill Vaughan
American Journalist
We hope that, when the insects take over the world, they will remember with gratitude how we took them along on all our picnics.
Quote examples
Katie Lee
American Chef
There's something so intimate about a picnic with your guy.
Quote examples
Georg Brandes
Danish Critic
Among the delights of Summer were picnics to the woods.
Quote examples
W. H. Auden
English Poet
Death is the sound of distant thunder at a picnic.
Quote examples
Alice Walker
American Author
Tea to the English is really a picnic indoors.
Quote examples
Robert Fulghum
American Author
The examined life is no picnic.
Example 1 of 10
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