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Cookout vs Picnic - What's the difference?

cookout | picnic |

As nouns the difference between cookout and picnic

is that cookout is a gathering for a meal that is cooked and eaten outside; either a domestic barbecue or a larger social event while picnic is a meal eaten outdoors or in another informal setting.

As a verb picnic is

to eat a picnic.

cookout

English

Noun

(wikipedia cookout) (en noun)
  • (US) A gathering for a meal that is cooked and eaten outside; either a domestic barbecue or a larger social event.

    • picnic

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A meal eaten outdoors or in another informal setting.
    • We went out for a picnic in the forest.
  • An easy or pleasant task.
    • We remind the guests that dealing with this problem is no picnic , and to be patient.
  • (obsolete) An entertainment at which each person contributed some dish to a common table.

    • Derived terms

    * picnic basket * picnic box * picnicker * picnic sheet * picnic table

    Verb

  • To eat a picnic.
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