hugger-mugger

hugger-mugger - English Dictionary

[ noun ]
■ a state of confusion
e.g.)
・he engaged in the hugger-mugger of international finance

[ adjective satellite ]
■ conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
clandestine , cloak-and-dagger , hole-and-corner , hush-hush , secret , surreptitious , undercover , underground

[ adjective satellite ]
■ in utter disorder
disorderly , higgledy-piggledy , jumbled , topsy-turvy

[ adverb ]
■ in secrecy
e.g.)
・they did it all hugger-mugger

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