carry-onn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈkarɪɒn/, U.S.

/ˈkɛriˌɔn/,

/ˈkɛriˌɑn/, Scottish English

/ˈkarɪɔn/, Irish English

/ˈkæriɒːn/

Forms: also as two words.

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: to carry on at carry v. Phrasal verbs.

Etymology: < to carry on at carry v. Phrasal verbs. With sense A. 1 compare to carry on 4a at carry v. Phrasal verbs and also earlier carrying-on n. 2.

Originally Scottish and Irish English (northern).

A. n.

1. colloquial (chiefly British and Irish English).

a. A display of excitement, anger, or agitation, esp. when excessive, unnecessary, or unseemly; a fuss, a commotion. Also as a mass noun: fuss, commotion, excitement.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [noun] > briskness or activeness > bustle or fuss

to-doc1330

adoc1380

great (also much) cry and little woolc1460

feery-fary1535

fray1568

stirc1595

do1598

coil1599

hurl1603

ruffle1609

clutterment1611

buzz1628

bustle1637

paddle1642

racket1644

clutter1652

tracas1656

tracasserie1656

circumference1667

flutter1667

hurly-burly1678

fuss1701

fissle1719

fraise1725

hurry-scurry1753

fix-fax1768

fal-lal1775

widdle1789

touse1792

fuffle1801

going-on1817

hurry and scurry1823

sputter1823

tew1825

Bob's-a-dying1829

fidge1832

tamasha1842

mulling1845

mussing1846

fettling1847

fooster1847

trade1854

scrimmage1855

carry-on1861

fuss-and-feathers1866

on-carry1870

make-a-do1880

miration1883

razzle-dazzle1885

song and dance1885

to get a rustle on1891

tea-party1903

stirabout1905

whoop-de-do1910

chichi1928

production1941

go-go1966

1861 Ulster Mag. Nov. 455 Lord bless my hert, woman, it wad tak me frae this tae the end o' the week tae tell ye the hauf I ken aboot that ne'er-dae-weel woman's carry-ons.

1890 J. Service Thir Notandums v. 29 [He] had been cheated out of his dinner by a' the carry on.

1934 ‘L. G. Gibbon’ Grey Granite l. 35 You'd stopped from that daft carry-on at once..weeping like a fool over something as common as kale.

1964 Guardian 2 Mar. 7/6 They want madmen and blood and wild carry-ons and all that.

2001 J. Boyle Galloway Street 52 I'm to show the letter to Miss Conlon, she says, because somebody will have to put a stop to this carry-on.

b. More generally: any activity or behaviour, esp. when viewed as inappropriate, inconvenient, or unacceptable.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > doing > activity or occupation > [noun]

busyingeOE

busyOE

busyship?c1225

busyhead1340

occupation?1387

occupyinga1400

businessc1405

vacationc1450

employing1459

employment1542

entertainment1551

activity1570

trade1591

negotiation1628

engagement1661

employ1675

busyness1809

occupancy1826

carry-on1917

1917 N. Munro in Evening News (Glasgow) 1 Jan. 2/4 ‘I never saw such merrages!’ said Jinnet. ‘What a carry on! They go awa' and get merried the same's it was fit-on for a costume; it would put me in the nerves!’

1929 J. B. Priestley Good Compan. i. i. 24 Get sick of it. Same old carry-on every time. Places all alike when you come to know 'em.

1959 P. Bull I know Face vi. 111 We were all engaged for a radio version of Hamlet... I had never realized the incredible carry-on connected with these productions.

1997 C. Brookmyre Country of Blind (2001) ii. 39 I'm too old for all that carry-on.

2015 A. Schofield Martin John (2016) 115 It's not right to blame another man for your own carry-on.

2. Originally and chiefly North American. A bag or suitcase taken on to a plane as hand-held luggage and kept in the cabin during the flight. Cf. sense B.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > air or space travel > transport by air > [noun] > passengers and cargo carried by aircraft > luggage carried on board by passenger

carry-on1960

society > travel > aspects of travel > a journey > [noun] > luggage > travelling bag > hand-held

mailc1275

clothesack1393

cloak-bagc1540

portmanteau1553

valance?a1562

pockmanty1575

cap-case1577

cloak-bearer1580

night baga1618

valisea1630

toilet1656

Roger1665

shirt case1823

weekend case1827

carpet-bag1830

holdall1851

handbag1859

suitcase1873

sample case1875

gripsack1877

case1879

grip1879

Gladstone (bag)1882

traveller1895

vanity-case1913

luggage1915

revelation1923

two-suiter1923

overnight bag1925

one-suiter1933

suiter1933

overnight case1934

Samsonite1939

flight bag1943

Pullman1946

grip-bag1958

overnighter1959

carry-on1960

Vuitton1975

go bag1991

1960 Evening Standard (Uniontown, Pa.) 23 Nov. (Brownsville Tri-County ed.) 36/3 These convenient ‘carry-ons’ (you don't leave them at the weigh-in counter or wait for them to be unloaded) generally feature zippered side openings for easy access.

1976 Changing Times July 42/1 A club bag..is more convenient than an overnight bag or a carry-on.

2012 J. Thayil Narcopolis iii. xi. 224 On the plane, I threw my carry-on into the overhead bin.

B. adj. Originally and chiefly North American.

Designating luggage small or compact enough to be carried on to a plane by a passenger and kept in the cabin during the flight.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > aspects of travel > a journey > [adjective] > of or relating to baggage

sumpter1758

baggageless1891

carry-on1948

society > travel > air or space travel > transport by air > [adjective] > designating luggage carried on board

carry-on1948

1948 La Crosse (Wisconsin) Tribune 13 Aug. (Final Home ed.) 3/1 Carry-on baggage privileges..will become this month a reality for Northwest Airlines' passengers.

1962 Consumer Bull. July 25/1 I have found the best set to be one large (26- or 29-inch) suitcase..and a small carry-on canvas 21-inch suitcase.

1970 Time 19 Jan. 53/1 Coats and carry-on baggage are stowed in large overhead storage compartments.

2008 Atlantic Monthly Nov. 100 Most of its 44,500 airport officers are assigned to truffle through carry-on bags for things like guns, bombs, three-ounce tubes of anthrax, Crest toothpaste, nail clippers, Snapple, and so on.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	carry-on
释义	carry-onn.adj. Brit. /ˈkarɪɒn/, U.S. /ˈkɛriˌɔn/, /ˈkɛriˌɑn/, Scottish English /ˈkarɪɔn/, Irish English /ˈkæriɒːn/ Forms: also as two words. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: to carry on at carry v. Phrasal verbs. Etymology: < to carry on at carry v. Phrasal verbs. With sense A. 1 compare to carry on 4a at carry v. Phrasal verbs and also earlier carrying-on n. 2. Originally Scottish and Irish English (northern). A. n. 1. colloquial (chiefly British and Irish English). a. A display of excitement, anger, or agitation, esp. when excessive, unnecessary, or unseemly; a fuss, a commotion. Also as a mass noun: fuss, commotion, excitement. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [noun] > briskness or activeness > bustle or fuss to-doc1330 adoc1380 great (also much) cry and little woolc1460 feery-fary1535 fray1568 stirc1595 do1598 coil1599 hurl1603 ruffle1609 clutterment1611 buzz1628 bustle1637 paddle1642 racket1644 clutter1652 tracas1656 tracasserie1656 circumference1667 flutter1667 hurly-burly1678 fuss1701 fissle1719 fraise1725 hurry-scurry1753 fix-fax1768 fal-lal1775 widdle1789 touse1792 fuffle1801 going-on1817 hurry and scurry1823 sputter1823 tew1825 Bob's-a-dying1829 fidge1832 tamasha1842 mulling1845 mussing1846 fettling1847 fooster1847 trade1854 scrimmage1855 carry-on1861 fuss-and-feathers1866 on-carry1870 make-a-do1880 miration1883 razzle-dazzle1885 song and dance1885 to get a rustle on1891 tea-party1903 stirabout1905 whoop-de-do1910 chichi1928 production1941 go-go1966 1861 Ulster Mag. Nov. 455 Lord bless my hert, woman, it wad tak me frae this tae the end o' the week tae tell ye the hauf I ken aboot that ne'er-dae-weel woman's carry-ons. 1890 J. Service Thir Notandums v. 29 [He] had been cheated out of his dinner by a' the carry on. 1934 ‘L. G. Gibbon’ Grey Granite l. 35 You'd stopped from that daft carry-on at once..weeping like a fool over something as common as kale. 1964 Guardian 2 Mar. 7/6 They want madmen and blood and wild carry-ons and all that. 2001 J. Boyle Galloway Street 52 I'm to show the letter to Miss Conlon, she says, because somebody will have to put a stop to this carry-on. b. More generally: any activity or behaviour, esp. when viewed as inappropriate, inconvenient, or unacceptable. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > doing > activity or occupation > [noun] busyingeOE busyOE busyship?c1225 busyhead1340 occupation?1387 occupyinga1400 businessc1405 vacationc1450 employing1459 employment1542 entertainment1551 activity1570 trade1591 negotiation1628 engagement1661 employ1675 busyness1809 occupancy1826 carry-on1917 1917 N. Munro in Evening News (Glasgow) 1 Jan. 2/4 ‘I never saw such merrages!’ said Jinnet. ‘What a carry on! They go awa' and get merried the same's it was fit-on for a costume; it would put me in the nerves!’ 1929 J. B. Priestley Good Compan. i. i. 24 Get sick of it. Same old carry-on every time. Places all alike when you come to know 'em. 1959 P. Bull I know Face vi. 111 We were all engaged for a radio version of Hamlet... I had never realized the incredible carry-on connected with these productions. 1997 C. Brookmyre Country of Blind (2001) ii. 39 I'm too old for all that carry-on. 2015 A. Schofield Martin John (2016) 115 It's not right to blame another man for your own carry-on. 2. Originally and chiefly North American. A bag or suitcase taken on to a plane as hand-held luggage and kept in the cabin during the flight. Cf. sense B. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > transport by air > [noun] > passengers and cargo carried by aircraft > luggage carried on board by passenger carry-on1960 society > travel > aspects of travel > a journey > [noun] > luggage > travelling bag > hand-held mailc1275 clothesack1393 cloak-bagc1540 portmanteau1553 valance?a1562 pockmanty1575 cap-case1577 cloak-bearer1580 night baga1618 valisea1630 toilet1656 Roger1665 shirt case1823 weekend case1827 carpet-bag1830 holdall1851 handbag1859 suitcase1873 sample case1875 gripsack1877 case1879 grip1879 Gladstone (bag)1882 traveller1895 vanity-case1913 luggage1915 revelation1923 two-suiter1923 overnight bag1925 one-suiter1933 suiter1933 overnight case1934 Samsonite1939 flight bag1943 Pullman1946 grip-bag1958 overnighter1959 carry-on1960 Vuitton1975 go bag1991 1960 Evening Standard (Uniontown, Pa.) 23 Nov. (Brownsville Tri-County ed.) 36/3 These convenient ‘carry-ons’ (you don't leave them at the weigh-in counter or wait for them to be unloaded) generally feature zippered side openings for easy access. 1976 Changing Times July 42/1 A club bag..is more convenient than an overnight bag or a carry-on. 2012 J. Thayil Narcopolis iii. xi. 224 On the plane, I threw my carry-on into the overhead bin. B. adj. Originally and chiefly North American. Designating luggage small or compact enough to be carried on to a plane by a passenger and kept in the cabin during the flight. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > a journey > [adjective] > of or relating to baggage sumpter1758 baggageless1891 carry-on1948 society > travel > air or space travel > transport by air > [adjective] > designating luggage carried on board carry-on1948 1948 La Crosse (Wisconsin) Tribune 13 Aug. (Final Home ed.) 3/1 Carry-on baggage privileges..will become this month a reality for Northwest Airlines' passengers. 1962 Consumer Bull. July 25/1 I have found the best set to be one large (26- or 29-inch) suitcase..and a small carry-on canvas 21-inch suitcase. 1970 Time 19 Jan. 53/1 Coats and carry-on baggage are stowed in large overhead storage compartments. 2008 Atlantic Monthly Nov. 100 Most of its 44,500 airport officers are assigned to truffle through carry-on bags for things like guns, bombs, three-ounce tubes of anthrax, Crest toothpaste, nail clippers, Snapple, and so on. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.1861
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