carry-on

 

noun

[usually in singular] British informal
  • a display of excitement or fuss over an unimportant matter: I never saw such a carry-on!
  • (also carryings-on) questionable behaviour, typically involving sexual impropriety: the sort of carry-on that goes on behind the chintz curtains of suburbia

adjective

  • (of a bag or suitcase) suitable for taking on to an aircraft as handheld luggage.