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Originally posted by OthelloStreet
I think it may have been possible that "picnic" was slang or a code used for "pick-a-nigger" because supposedley lynchings that were not part of state executions were supposed to be illegal in this country in the 1870's or 1880's.
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It may be that
some folks tried to reorder the meaning of the word picnic back in the day, but the fact remains, the original use of the word, and the most common use of the word today is "eating outside". Thanks Paradise for giving the exact specs. I didn't feel like looking it up again!
