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hugger-muggery

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hug⋅ger-mug⋅ger⋅y

  [huhg-er-muhg-uh-ree]
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–noun, plural -ger-ies.
hugger-mugger (defs. 1, 2).
Origin:
hugger-mugger + -y 3
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hug·ger-mug·ger   (hŭg'ər-mŭg'ər)   
n.  

  1. Disorderly confusion; muddle.

  2. Secrecy; concealment.

adj.  

  1. Disorderly; jumbled.

  2. Secret; clandestine.

v.   hug·ger-mug·gered, hug·ger-mug·ger·ing, hug·ger-mug·gers

v.   tr.
To keep secret; conceal.
v.   intr.
To act in a secretive manner.

[Origin unknown.]
hug'ger-mug'ger adv., hug'ger-mug'ger·y n.
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