hugger-mugger

英['hʌgə'mʌgə]美['hʌgə'mʌgə]

a. 秘密的,杂乱的
ad. 秘密地,杂乱地
n. 秘密

同：	[n.] mumbo jumbo [a.] disorderly, higgledy-piggledy, hole-and-corner, hush-hush

a state of confusion; ritual accompanied by complicated and purposeless activity that obscures and confuses
- he engaged in the hugger-mugger of international finance
[同] hugger-mugger, mumbo jumbo

in utter disorder
- a disorderly pile of clothes
[同] disorderly, higgledy-piggledy, hugger-mugger, jumbled, topsy-turvy
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
[同] hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, secret, surreptitious, undercover, underground, clandestine, cloak-and-dagger

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