hugger-mugger

[ huhg-er-muhg-er ]

/ ˈhʌg ərˌmʌg ər /

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noun

disorder or confusion; muddle.

secrecy; reticence: Why is there such hugger-mugger about the scheme?

adjective

secret or clandestine.

disorderly or confused.

verb (used with object)

to keep secret or concealed; hush up.

verb (used without object)

to act secretly.

Origin of hugger-mugger

1520–30; earlier hucker-mucker, rhyming compound based on mucker,Middle English mokeren to hoard

Words nearby hugger-mugger

huge, Hügel, hugely, hugeous, huggable, hugger-mugger, hugger-muggery, Huggins, huggy, Hugh, Hugh Capet

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Example sentences from the Web for hugger-mugger

Mr Bethany tossed the hugger-mugger of pamphlets across the table.
The Return|Walter de la Mare
They can't do it,—by Act of Parliament,—except in a hugger-mugger left-handed way, that wouldn't suit you at all.
The Duke's Children|Anthony Trollope
The trouble was his “hugger-mugger” management, as Carlyle expressed it.
Leigh Hunt's Relations with Byron, Shelley and Keats|Barnette Miller
They may hugger-mugger it this way and that; but this Mr. Ralph can't be like t'other young gentleman.
Ralph the Heir|Anthony Trollope

All that set you were brought up in—why, one only had to look at them to see what a hugger-mugger way they probably lived.
Vera|Elisabeth von Arnim

British Dictionary definitions for hugger-mugger

hugger-mugger

/ (ˈhʌɡəˌmʌɡə) /

noun

confusion

rare secrecy

adjective, adverb archaic

with secrecy

in confusion

verb obsolete

(tr) to keep secret

(intr) to act secretly

Word Origin for hugger-mugger

C16: of uncertain origin

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单词	hugger-mugger
释义	hugger-mugger [ huhg-er-muhg-er ] / ˈhʌg ərˌmʌg ər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR hugger-mugger ON THESAURUS.COM noun disorder or confusion; muddle. secrecy; reticence: Why is there such hugger-mugger about the scheme? adjective secret or clandestine. disorderly or confused. verb (used with object) to keep secret or concealed; hush up. verb (used without object) to act secretly. Origin of hugger-mugger 1520–30; earlier hucker-mucker, rhyming compound based on mucker,Middle English mokeren to hoard Words nearby hugger-mugger huge, Hügel, hugely, hugeous, huggable, hugger-mugger, hugger-muggery, Huggins, huggy, Hugh, Hugh Capet Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hugger-mugger Mr Bethany tossed the hugger-mugger of pamphlets across the table. The Return\|Walter de la Mare They can't do it,—by Act of Parliament,—except in a hugger-mugger left-handed way, that wouldn't suit you at all. The Duke's Children\|Anthony Trollope The trouble was his “hugger-mugger” management, as Carlyle expressed it. Leigh Hunt's Relations with Byron, Shelley and Keats\|Barnette Miller They may hugger-mugger it this way and that; but this Mr. Ralph can't be like t'other young gentleman. Ralph the Heir\|Anthony Trollope All that set you were brought up in—why, one only had to look at them to see what a hugger-mugger way they probably lived. Vera\|Elisabeth von Arnim British Dictionary definitions for hugger-mugger hugger-mugger / (ˈhʌɡəˌmʌɡə) / noun confusion rare secrecy adjective, adverb archaic with secrecy in confusion verb obsolete (tr) to keep secret (intr) to act secretly Word Origin for hugger-mugger C16: of uncertain origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to hugger-mugger clandestine, covert, hush-hush, intriguing, mysterious, quiet, secret, sly, sneaky, stealthy, surreptitious, undercover
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hugger-mugger

noun

adjective

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

Origin of hugger-mugger

Words nearby hugger-mugger

Example sentences from the Web for hugger-mugger

British Dictionary definitions for hugger-mugger

noun

adjective, adverb archaic

verb obsolete

Word Origin for hugger-mugger

Words related to hugger-mugger