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hugger-mugger(adj)

a state of confusion

"he engaged in the hugger-mugger of international finance"

disorderly, higgledy-piggledy, hugger-mugger, jumbled, topsy-turvy(adj)

in utter disorder

"a disorderly pile of clothes"

clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner(a), hugger-mugger, hush-hush, secret, surreptitious, undercover, underground(verb)

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"

hugger mugger(adverb)

act stealthily or secretively

hugger-mugger(adverb)

in secrecy

"they did it all hugger-mugger"

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