hugger-mugger

Meanings

Adjective

Secret, clandestine, sly.
Disorderly, chaotic, confused.

Noun

Secrecy.
Disorder.

Adverb

Secretly.
Confusedly, in a muddle.

Verb

To meet or act secretly.

Origin

Of unknown origin; perhaps from Anglo-Irish cuggermugger, from Irish cogair ("whisper"). Compare also Swedish mjugg.

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