Dictionary definition · hugger-mugger
noun
- a state of confusion"he engaged in the hugger-mugger of international finance"
adjective
- in utter disorder"a disorderly pile of clothes"
- conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods"clandestine intelligence operations"
adverb
- in secrecy"they did it all hugger-mugger"
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).