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Hugger-mugger

//ˈhʌɡ.ɚˌmʌɡ.ɚ// adj, adv, noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Secret, clandestine, sly.
  2. 2
    Disorderly, chaotic, confused.

    "hugger-mugger doings"

Adjective
  1. 1
    conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods wordnet
  2. 2
    in utter disorder wordnet
Adverb
  1. 1
    Secretly.
  2. 2
    Confusedly, in a muddle.
Adverb
  1. 1
    in secrecy wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    Secrecy. archaic, uncountable

    "[…]; and we haue done but greenly In hugger mugger to interre him."

  2. 2
    a state of confusion wordnet
  3. 3
    Disorder. uncountable

    "As we passed through the quadrangle the church was glowing more brightly than a pearl, like a lily in strong sunlight, in spite of all the scaffolding and hugger-mugger."

Verb
  1. 1
    To meet or act secretly.

Etymology

Etymology 1

Unknown; perhaps from Anglo-Irish cuggermugger (“a whispering, a low-voiced gossiping”), from Irish cogar (“whisper”). Compare also Scots hudge-mudge, hody-moke, Swedish mjugg (“stealth, secrecy”).

Etymology 2

Unknown; perhaps from Anglo-Irish cuggermugger (“a whispering, a low-voiced gossiping”), from Irish cogar (“whisper”). Compare also Scots hudge-mudge, hody-moke, Swedish mjugg (“stealth, secrecy”).

Etymology 3

Unknown; perhaps from Anglo-Irish cuggermugger (“a whispering, a low-voiced gossiping”), from Irish cogar (“whisper”). Compare also Scots hudge-mudge, hody-moke, Swedish mjugg (“stealth, secrecy”).

Etymology 4

Unknown; perhaps from Anglo-Irish cuggermugger (“a whispering, a low-voiced gossiping”), from Irish cogar (“whisper”). Compare also Scots hudge-mudge, hody-moke, Swedish mjugg (“stealth, secrecy”).

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