huggermugger

huggermugger
huggermugger [hug′ər mug΄ər]
n.
earlier also hokermoker, apparently rhyming comp. based on ME mokeren, to hoard, conceal > the basic sense “secrecy”
1. a confusion; muddle; jumble
2. Archaic secrecy
adj.
1. confused; muddled; jumbled
2. Archaic secret
adv.
1. in a confused or jumbled manner
2. Archaic secretly
vi.
to behave in a secretive or confused way

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