Wordie: Picnic

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(n): leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure

(n): any undertaking that is easy to do

(n): any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

(n): any informal meal eaten outside or on an excursion

(n): the food served and eaten at one time

(v): eat alfresco, in the open air

(v): eat a meal; take a meal

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5 months ago John said:

"'Picnic' began life as a 17th-century French word—it wasn't even close to being an American invention. A 1692 edition of Origines de la Langue Françoise de Ménage mentions 'piquenique' as being of recent origin marks the first appearance of the word in print. As for how the French came by this new term, it was likely invented by joining the common form of the verb 'piquer' (meaning "to pick" or "peck") and a nonsense rhyming syllable coined to fit the first half of this new palate-pleaser."
- Snopes.com

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