Hugger Mugger word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "hugger mugger" phrase

[noun] a state of confusion; ritual accompanied by complicated and purposeless activity that obscures and confuses; "he engaged in the hugger-mugger of international finance"
[adv] in secrecy; "they did it all hugger-mugger"
[adjective] 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"
[adjective] in utter disorder; "a disorderly pile of clothes"
[verb] act stealthily

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\Hug"ger-mug`ger\, n. [Scot. huggrie-muggrie; Prov. E. hugger to lie in ambush, mug mist, muggard sullen.] Privacy; secrecy. Commonly in the phrase in hugger-mugger, with haste and secrecy. [Archaic] Many things have been done in hugger-mugger. --Fuller.
\Hug"ger-mug`ger\, a. 1. Secret; clandestine; sly. 2. Confused; disorderly; slovenly; mean; as, hugger-mugger doings.

Synonyms for hugger mugger

clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, covert, disorderly, higgledy-piggledy, hole-and-corner(a), hush-hush, jumbled, mumbo jumbo, on the quiet(p), secret, surreptitious, topsy-turvy, undercover, underground, untidy

See also: act | behave | confusion | do |

Related terms: anarchic, by stealth, close secrecy, confused, discreetness, evasion, fouled up, furtively, hash, hiddenness, hidlings, higgledy-piggledy, mash, mixed up, muddle, scattered, smother, stealthy, topsy-turvy, uncommunicativeness, unobtrusive, upside-down

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Let's analyse "hugger mugger" as pure text. This string has Twelve letters in Four syllables and Four vowels. 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: REGGUM REGGUH. Average typing speed for these characters is 3565 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: .... ..- --. --. . .-. -- ..- --. --. . .-.

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: hugger mugger: 3 + 5 + 3 + 5 = 16, reduced: 7 . and the final result is Seven.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: hugger mugger: 8 + 3 + 7 + 7 + 5 + 9 + 4 + 3 + 7 + 7 + 5 + 9 = 74, reduced: 11, and the final result is Eleven.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
E (2)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
G (4)	7	Chariot	Strong, Sturdy, Decisive
H (1)	8	Strength	Couragous, Faithful, Caring
M (1)	13	Death	Creator, Developer, Builder
R (2)	18	Moon	Patient, Determined, Strong
U (2)	21	World	Gifted, Generous, Bountiful

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