huggermugger

noun

1. a confusion; muddle; jumble
2. Archaic secrecy

Origin: earlier also hokermoker, apparently rhyming comp. based on ME mokeren, to hoard, conceal > the basic sense “secrecy”

adjective

1. confused; muddled; jumbled
2. Archaic secret

adverb

1. in a confused or jumbled manner
2. Archaic secretly

intransitive verb