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HUGGER MUGGER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hugger mugger mean?
• HUGGER MUGGER (verb)
The verb HUGGER MUGGER has 1 sense:
1. act stealthily or secretively
Familiarity information: HUGGER MUGGER used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Act stealthily or secretively
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "hugger mugger" is one way to...):
act; behave; do (behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
hugger-mugger (a state of confusion)
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