1. (adj) hugger-mugger
a state of confusion
"he engaged in the hugger-mugger of international finance"
2. (adj) disorderly, higgledy-piggledy, hugger-mugger, jumbled, topsy-turvy
in utter disorder
"a disorderly pile of clothes"
3. (verb) clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner(a), hugger-mugger, hush-hush, secret, surreptitious, undercover, underground
conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
"clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms"; "surreptitious mobilization of troops"; "an undercover investigation"; "underground resistance"
4. (adverb) hugger mugger
act stealthily or secretively
5. (adverb) hugger-mugger
in secrecy
"they did it all hugger-mugger"
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