Definitions

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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of picnic.

Etymologies

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picnic + -k- + -ed – the -k- is so that the ‘c’ is pronounced as a /k/ (hard ‘c’), rather than as an /s/ (soft ‘c’).

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Examples

  • Nana and I had picnicked here a few times in my childhood.

    Arcane Circle Linda Robertson 2011

  • And a fair portion of the valley responded, brought the women-folk and children along, and picnicked for the day.

    Chapter XXVI 2010

  • Even the basic model came with a fold-out picnic table, not that we picnicked out of the back of our car more than once.

    Life on Four Wheels Ralph gardner Jr. 2010

  • Last year, I picnicked on the grass with my boss Stephanie and all her friends -- a birthday to remember, especially when the sky opened up during the orchestra's last aria, and dumped rain on all of us innocent, umbrella-less concert goers.

    Big Girls, Small Kitchen: Indoor Picnic Eggplant Sandwiches Big Girls 2010

  • Last year, I picnicked on the grass with my boss Stephanie and all her friends -- a birthday to remember, especially when the sky opened up during the orchestra's last aria, and dumped rain on all of us innocent, umbrella-less concert goers.

    Big Girls, Small Kitchen: Indoor Picnic Eggplant Sandwiches Big Girls 2010

  • Last year, I picnicked on the grass with my boss Stephanie and all her friends -- a birthday to remember, especially when the sky opened up during the orchestra's last aria, and dumped rain on all of us innocent, umbrella-less concert goers.

    Big Girls, Small Kitchen: Indoor Picnic Eggplant Sandwiches Big Girls 2010

  • Amid the medieval domes and balconies overlooking a water tank, families picnicked, young couples whispered, children played ball, and young men attended prayer meetings.

    India’s New Face 2009

  • Amid the medieval domes and balconies overlooking a water tank, families picnicked, young couples whispered, children played ball, and young men attended prayer meetings.

    India’s New Face 2009

  • Nana and I had picnicked here a few times in my childhood.

    Arcane Circle Linda Robertson 2011

  • Last year, I picnicked on the grass with my boss Stephanie and all her friends -- a birthday to remember, especially when the sky opened up during the orchestra's last aria, and dumped rain on all of us innocent, umbrella-less concert goers.

    Big Girls, Small Kitchen: Indoor Picnic Eggplant Sandwiches Big Girls 2010

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