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Hugger-mugger   /hˈəgər-mˈəgər/   Listen
Hugger-mugger

adverb
1.
In secrecy.






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"Hugger-mugger" Quotes from Famous Books



... still current among us. But of the same sort what vast numbers have fallen out of use, some so fallen out of all remembrance that it may be difficult almost to find credence for them. Thus take of rhyming the following: 'hugger-mugger', 'hurly-burly', 'kicksy-wicksy' (all in Shakespeare); 'hibber-gibber', 'rusty-dusty', 'horrel-lorrel', 'slaump paump' (all in Gabriel Harvey), 'royster-doyster' (Old Play), 'hoddy-doddy' (Ben Jonson); while ...
— English Past and Present • Richard Chenevix Trench

... from the scene of their first known meeting—the Bilderberg Hotel, Oosterbeck, The Netherlands, in May, 1954. The group consists of influential Western businessmen, diplomats, and high governmental officials. Their meetings, conducted in secrecy and in a hugger-mugger atmosphere, are held about every six months at various places throughout the world. His Royal Highness, Prince Bernhard of The Netherlands, has presided at every known ...
— The Invisible Government • Dan Smoot



Words linked to "Hugger-mugger" :   covert, confusion, untidy, hugger mugger



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