HUGGER-MUGGER


Meaning of HUGGER-MUGGER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhʌɡəˌmʌɡə ]

adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. & adv. 1 in secret. 2 confused; in confusion. --n. 1 secrecy. 2 confusion. --v.intr. proceed in a secret or muddled fashion. [prob. rel. to ME hoder huddle, mokere conceal: cf. 15th-c. hoder moder, 16th-c. hucker mucker in the same sense]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.