carry-on vs palaver

carry-on

noun
  • A palaver; a disorderly or absurd situation. 

  • A bag, suitcase, etc., used to carry this luggage or baggage. 

  • That luggage or baggage which is taken onto an airplane (or a ferry, etc.) with a passenger, rather than checked. 

adj
  • Taken onto an airplane (or a ferry, etc.) with a passenger, rather than checked. 

palaver

noun
  • Mentally-draining activity, either physical or fuss. 

  • Disagreement. 

  • A meeting at which there is much talk; a debate; a moot. 

  • Talk intended to deceive. 

  • A village council meeting. 

verb
  • To flatter. 

  • To discuss with much talk. 

How often have the words carry-on and palaver occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )