Hugger-mugger - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈhəɡərˌməɡər|
Brit.
|ˈhʌɡəmʌɡə|
noun
- a state of confusion
he engaged in the hugger-mugger of international finance
adverb
- in secrecy
they did it all hugger-mugger
adjective
- in utter disorder (syn: disorderly, higgledy-piggledy, jumbled, topsy-turvy)
- conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods (syn: clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner, hush-hush, secret, surreptitious, undercover, underground)
- conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods (syn: clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner, hush-hush, secret, surreptitious, undercover, underground)
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They tried to hugger-mugger this nasty little incident out of sight.
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