| hugger-mugger |
| hugger-mugger | (n) a state of confusion, Example: he engaged in the hugger-mugger of international finance |
| hugger-mugger | (adv) in secrecy, Example: they did it all hugger-mugger |
| Hugger-mugger | n. [ Scot. huggrie-muggrie; Prov. E. hugger to lie in ambush, mug mist, muggard sullen. ] Many things have been done in hugger-mugger. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Hugger-mugger | a. |