HUGGER-MUGGER


Meaning of HUGGER-MUGGER in English

25B6; adjective

at home, all was hugger-mugger : DISORDERLY, confused, disorganized, chaotic, muddled, haphazard, in a mess, in disarray, topsy-turvy; informal higgledy-piggledy; Brit. informal shambolic.

hugger-mugger dealings : CLANDESTINE, secret, covert, furtive, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner, sneaky, sly, underhand; undercover, underground; informal hush-hush.

orderly, overt.

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