Picnicked

Part of speech: verb

Pronunciation: /ˈpɪknɪkt/

Definitions

1. To have engaged in a relaxed outdoor gathering where refreshments are consumed with companions in a natural setting
2. To have partaken in an enjoyable meal shared outdoors, often amidst nature, with friends or family
3. Spent time eating a meal outside in a natural environment, usually with others for leisure

Etymology: "Picnicked" is simply the past tense and past participle of "picnic," so its history is the history of the noun. That noun was borrowed from French "pique-nique," a word whose exact origin is murky, and it reached English in the eighteenth century. The French form is widely thought to be a playful reduplication built on "pique," meaning to pick or peck, which fits the idea of each guest bringing a small contribution to a shared meal.

Synonyms: dined, feasted, lunched, snacked, grazed