[syn: cinch, breeze, picnic, snap, duck soup, child's play, pushover, walkover, piece of cake]
3. any informal meal eaten outside or on an excursion;
VERB (1)
1. eat alfresco, in the open air;
- Example: "We picnicked near the lake on this gorgeous Sunday"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Picnic \Pic"nic\, n. [Cf. F. piquenique. See Pick, v., and cf.
Knickknack.]
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).
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Picnic \Pic"nic\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Picnicked; p. pr. & vb.
n. Picnicking.]
To go on a picnic, or pleasure excursion; to eat in public
fashion.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
picnic
n 1: a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering [syn: field
day, outing, picnic]
2: any undertaking that is easy to do; "marketing this product
will be no picnic" [syn: cinch, breeze, picnic, snap,
duck soup, child's play, pushover, walkover, piece
of cake]
3: any informal meal eaten outside or on an excursion
v 1: eat alfresco, in the open air; "We picnicked near the lake
on this gorgeous Sunday"
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):
PEBCAK
PBCAK
PBKAC
PEBKAC
PICNIC
(Or "PEBKAC", "PBCAK", "PBKAC") Tech support
shorthand for "Problem (Exists) between Chair and Keyboard".
An alternative is "PICNIC" - "Problem In Chair, Not In
Computer".
An acronym commonly used by helpdesk technicians to indicate
that a problem is due to the user rather than the system.
See also UBD.
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