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Meaning of hugger-mugger in English
Pronunciation
/ˈhəɡərˌməɡər/
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Classifying Adjective
hugger-mugger
Definitions
1.
in utter disorder
Examples
« a disorderly pile of clothes »
Synonyms
untidy
2.
conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
Examples
« clandestine intelligence operations »
« cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines »
« hole-and-corner intrigue »
« secret missions »
« a secret agent »
« secret sales of arms »
« surreptitious mobilizati »
Synonyms
covert
Adverb
hugger-mugger
Definitions
1.
in secrecy
Examples
« they did it all hugger-mugger »
Noun
hugger-mugger
Definitions
1.
a state of confusion
Examples
« ritual accompanied by complicated and purposeless activity that obscures and confuses »
« he engaged in the hugger-mugger of international finance »