hugger-mugger
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Definitions
Adjective Satellite
in utter disorder; "a disorderly pile of clothes"
Adjective Satellite
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"
Adverb
in secrecy; "they did it all hugger-mugger"
Noun
a state of confusion; "he engaged in the hugger-mugger of international finance"