Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Improper, irresponsible, or silly behavior.
- noun An instance of such behavior.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Frolicsome or riotous behavior: usually in the plural, carryings-on.
- noun Nautical, the keeping of an excessive press of sail on a ship.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Improper, immoral
behavior - noun Irritating or
self-indulgent behavior
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Examples
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If fact, last year while in a very large Mexican restaurant in Bali, and sitting at the bar, an attractive middle aged woman approached and stood right next to me and ordered a pitcher of just wine with several glasses for a cadre of friends/woman sitting at a very large circular table, laughing, chatting, and carrying-on infectiously.
Sangrita and sangria 2009
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If fact, last year while in a very large Mexican restaurant in Bali, and sitting at the bar, an attractive middle aged woman approached and stood right next to me and ordered a pitcher of just wine with several glasses for a cadre of friends/woman sitting at a very large circular table, laughing, chatting, and carrying-on infectiously.
Sangrita and sangria 2009
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Somewhat anomalous to all this rowdy, irreverent carrying-on was the almost daily presence of the esteemed "in-house" artist, Neil Boyle.
Lorraine Devon Wilke: Neil Boyle, Molly Malone's and Pretty in Pink Lorraine Devon Wilke 2011
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If fact, last year while in a very large Mexican restaurant in Bali, and sitting at the bar, an attractive middle aged woman approached and stood right next to me and ordered a pitcher of just wine with several glasses for a cadre of friends/woman sitting at a very large circular table, laughing, chatting, and carrying-on infectiously.
Sangrita and sangria 2009
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If fact, last year while in a very large Mexican restaurant in Bali, and sitting at the bar, an attractive middle aged woman approached and stood right next to me and ordered a pitcher of just wine with several glasses for a cadre of friends/woman sitting at a very large circular table, laughing, chatting, and carrying-on infectiously.
Sangrita and sangria 2009
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Somewhat anomalous to all this rowdy, irreverent carrying-on was the almost daily presence of the esteemed "in-house" artist, Neil Boyle.
Lorraine Devon Wilke: Neil Boyle, Molly Malone's and Pretty in Pink Lorraine Devon Wilke 2011
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Somewhat anomalous to all this rowdy, irreverent carrying-on was the almost daily presence of the esteemed "in-house" artist, Neil Boyle.
Lorraine Devon Wilke: Neil Boyle, Molly Malone's and Pretty in Pink Lorraine Devon Wilke 2011
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If fact, last year while in a very large Mexican restaurant in Bali, and sitting at the bar, an attractive middle aged woman approached and stood right next to me and ordered a pitcher of just wine with several glasses for a cadre of friends/woman sitting at a very large circular table, laughing, chatting, and carrying-on infectiously.
Sangrita and sangria 2009
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Somewhat anomalous to all this rowdy, irreverent carrying-on was the almost daily presence of the esteemed "in-house" artist, Neil Boyle.
Lorraine Devon Wilke: Neil Boyle, Molly Malone's and Pretty in Pink Lorraine Devon Wilke 2011
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If fact, last year while in a very large Mexican restaurant in Bali, and sitting at the bar, an attractive middle aged woman approached and stood right next to me and ordered a pitcher of just wine with several glasses for a cadre of friends/woman sitting at a very large circular table, laughing, chatting, and carrying-on infectiously.
Sangrita and sangria 2009
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