carry-ons

Noun

carry-on (countable and uncountable, plural carry-ons)

1. That luggage or baggage which is taken onto an airplane (or a ferry, etc.) with a passenger, rather than checked.
   • Do you think they'll accept my ski poles as carry-on?

   Synonyms:

   hand luggage, handcarry

   1. A bag, suitcase, etc., used to carry this luggage or baggage.
      • "THAT'S NOT MY CARRY-ON, THOSE WOULD NEVER GET THROUGH SECURITY. ALSO YOU'RE GROUNDED"2022, Jeph Jacques, Questionable Content (webcomic), 4900 TeenSA
2. (New Zealand, UK, countable) A palaver; a disorderly or absurd situation.
   • Sometimes all this carry-on about race, religion and sex seems so petty and silly that I cannot take it seriously.1978 December 9, Nancy Walker, “Sexism and Racism at GCN?”, in Gay Community News, volume 6, number 20, page 10

   Synonyms:

   riddle me ree, rigmarole, circus act, palaver, song and dance

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