hugger-mugger
- IPA[ˈhʌɡəmʌɡə]
英式
- confused; disorderly；secret; clandestine
- disorder or confusion；secrecy or secretive behaviour
noun: hugger-mugger
- 釋義
形容詞
- 1. confused; disorderly a spirit of careless frivolity where all was hugger-mugger 同義詞 反義詞
- 2. secret; clandestine there was no longer the hugger-mugger anecdote, or any juicy elbow-gripping gossip 同義詞 反義詞
名詞
- 1. disorder or confusion the vast hugger-mugger of alleys
- 2. secrecy or secretive behaviour he declared war on hugger-mugger and conspiracy, clandestine deals sealed in back rooms
