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carrying-on

[ kar-ee-ing-on, -awn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Informal.

, plural car·ry·ings-on.

irresponsible, irritating, self-indulgent, or overwrought behavior:
The baby-sitter was exhausted from the child's noisy carrying-on.
improper or immoral behavior.

carrying-on

First recorded in 1855–60

When she got going, laughing and carrying-on, what wouldn't she say, right out before anybody!

There was a newly-married couple in our car, and of course lots of us were more or less interested in their carrying-on.

They always seem to be happy, singing and “carrying-on” with the utmost abandon.

What's all this we hear about your carrying-on this morning?

April 17, 2024axolotl

[ak-suh-lot-l ]

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