huggermugger
huggermugger
Definition
hugger·mugger (hug′ər mug′ər)
noun
- a confusion; muddle; jumble
- Archaic secrecy
Etymology: earlier also hokermoker, apparently rhyming comp. based on ME mokeren, to hoard, conceal > the basic sense “secrecy”
adjective
- confused; muddled; jumbled
- Archaic secret
adverb
- in a confused or jumbled manner
- Archaic secretly
intransitive verb
to behave in a secretive or confused way
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