Definitions for hugger-mugger

Definitions for (noun) hugger-mugger

Main entry: hugger-mugger

Definition: a state of confusion

Usage: he engaged in the hugger-mugger of international finance


Definitions for (adj) hugger-mugger

Main entry: secret, undercover, underground, surreptitious, hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, clandestine, cloak-and-dagger

Definition: conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods

Usage: clandestine intelligence operations; cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines; hole-and-corner intrigue; secret missions; a secret agent; secret sales of arms; surreptitious mobilization of troops; an undercover investigation; underground resistance


Main entry: disorderly, jumbled, topsy-turvy, higgledy-piggledy, hugger-mugger

Definition: in utter disorder

Usage: a disorderly pile of clothes


Definitions for (adv) hugger-mugger

Main entry: hugger-mugger

Definition: in secrecy

Usage: they did it all hugger-mugger


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