noun, verb, -nicked, -nick⋅ing.| 1. | an excursion or outing in which the participants carry food with them and share a meal in the open air. |
| 2. | the food eaten on such an excursion. |
| 3. | Also called picnic ham, picnic shoulder. a section of pork shoulder, usually boned, smoked, and weighing 4–6 pounds. Compare daisy (def. 2). |
| 4. | Informal. an enjoyable experience or time, easy task, etc.: Being laid up in a hospital is no picnic. |
| 5. | to go on or take part in a picnic. |

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