[hug.ger-mug.ger] n [origin unknown] (1529) 1: secrecy
2: confusion, muddle
[2]hugger-mugger adj (1692) 1: secret
2: of a confused or disorderly nature: jumbled -- hugger-mugger adv
[hug.ger-mug.ger] n [origin unknown] (1529) 1: secrecy
2: confusion, muddle
[2]hugger-mugger adj (1692) 1: secret
2: of a confused or disorderly nature: jumbled -- hugger-mugger adv
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012