Definition of hugger-mugger Hugger-mugger
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We found 13 definitions of hugger-mugger from 5 different sources.
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What does hugger-mugger mean?
WordNet
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| hugger-mugger - a state of confusion; "he engaged in the hugger-mugger of international finance" | ||
| confusion a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another; "he changed his name in order to avoid confusion with the notorious outlaw" | ||
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| hugger-mugger - in secrecy; "they did it all hugger-mugger" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- hugger-mugger (Noun)
Secrecy. - hugger-mugger (Noun)
Disorder. - hugger-mugger (Adverb)
Secretly. - hugger-mugger (Adverb)
Confusedly, in a muddle. - hugger-mugger (Adjective)
Secret, clandestine. - hugger-mugger (Adjective)
Disorderly, chaotic, confused.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- hugger-mugger (n.)
Privacy; secrecy. Commonly in the phrase in hugger-mugger, with haste and secrecy. - hugger-mugger (a.)
Secret; clandestine; sly. - hugger-mugger (a.)
Confused; disorderly; slovenly; mean; as, hugger-mugger doings.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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hugger-mugger
hug′ėr-mug′ėr, n. secrecy: confusion. [Perh. a rhyming extension of hug.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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hugger-mugger
In its Shakspearian bearing may have meant secretly, or in a clandestine manner, but its nautical application is to express anything out of order or done in a slovenly way.
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