First Known Use: 1529
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1hugger–mugger
noun hug·ger–mug·ger \ˈhə-gər-ˌmə-gər\
Definition of HUGGER-MUGGER
1
: secrecy
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Origin of HUGGER-MUGGER
origin unknown
2hugger–mugger
adjective
Definition of HUGGER-MUGGER
1
: secret
First Known Use of HUGGER-MUGGER
1692
Related to HUGGER-MUGGER
- Synonyms
- chaotic, cluttered, confused, disarranged, disarrayed, disheveled (or dishevelled), disordered, disorderly, higgledy-piggledy, hugger-mugger, jumbled, littered, messed, muddled, mussed, mussy, pell-mell, rumpled, sloppy, topsy-turvy, tousled, tumbled, unkempt, untidy, upside-down
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