hugger-mugger
adjective
- 1
conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
clandestine intelligence operations
cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines
- 2
in utter disorder
a disorderly pile of clothes
adverb
- 1
in secrecy
they did it all hugger-mugger
noun
- 1
a state of confusion
he engaged in the hugger-mugger of international finance
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