hugger-mugger


Meanings

  • a state of confusion;
    • "he engaged in the hugger-mugger of international finance"
  • act stealthily or secretively
  • in utter disorder;
    • "a disorderly pile of clothes"
  • conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods;
    • "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"
  • in secrecy;
    • "they did it all hugger-mugger"


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