1. (

• hugger-mugger

) a state of confusion; "he engaged in the hugger-mugger of international finance" ;

1. (

• hugger_mugger

) act stealthily or secretively ;

1. (

• disorderly ,
• higgledy-piggledy ,
• hugger-mugger ,
• jumbled ,
• topsy-turvy

) in utter disorder; "a disorderly pile of clothes" ;

2. (

• clandestine ,
• cloak-and-dagger ,
• hole-and-corner ,
• hugger-mugger ,
• hush-hush ,
• secret ,
• surreptitious ,
• undercover ,
• underground

) conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; "clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms"; "surreptitious mobilization of troops"; "an undercover investigation"; "underground resistance" ;

1. (

• hugger-mugger

) in secrecy; "they did it all hugger-mugger" ;