Hugger-mugger Definition

hŭgər-mŭgər
hugger-mugger
noun
Disorderly confusion; muddle.
American Heritage
Secrecy; concealment.
American Heritage

Disorder.

Wiktionary
adjective
Disorderly; jumbled.
American Heritage
Secret; clandestine.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
verb
To keep secret; conceal.
American Heritage
To act in a secretive manner.
American Heritage
adverb

Secretly.

Wiktionary

Confusedly, in a muddle.

Wiktionary

Origin of Hugger-mugger

  • Of unknown origin; perhaps from Anglo-Irish cuggermugger (“a whispering, a low-voiced gossiping"), from Irish cogair (“whisper"). Compare also Swedish mjugg.

    From Wiktionary

  • Origin unknown

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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HHUHUG

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