n. [ Scot. huggrie-muggrie; Prov. E. hugger to lie in ambush, mug mist, muggard sullen. ] 1. Privacy; secrecy. Commonly in the phrase in hugger-mugger, with haste and secrecy. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Many things have been done in hugger-mugger. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]