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Definition of picnic. 1  1 : an excursion or outing with food usually provided by members of the group and eaten in the open; also : the food provided for a picnic. 2  2a : a pleasant or amusingly carefree experience I don't expect being married to be a picnic â Josephine Pinckneyb : an easy task or feat.
If this is true we should stop using the word picnic, replacing it with outing or gathering. -- Sarah James, Baltimore, Maryland. A: Your question has several components; we will address each component. The etymology of the word picnic does not suggest racist or racial overtones. Picnic was originally a 17th Century French word, picque-nique. Its meaning was similar to today's meaning: a social gathering where each attendee brings a share of the food. The French piquer may have referred to a leisurely style of eating (pick at your food) or it may, simply, have meant, pick (pic).