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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