Hugger-mugger (Adjective)
Meaning 1
In utter disorder; "a disorderly pile of clothes".
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Meaning 2
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".
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Examples
- The politicians' hugger-mugger tactics during the campaign left many voters questioning their integrity.
- Their business partners suspected that the owners were engaging in hugger-mugger financial dealings, and they demanded a full audit.
- After years of investigation, the authorities finally uncovered the hugger-mugger operation behind the major corporate scandal.
- It was rumored that the organization was involved in hugger-mugger activities to influence the outcome of the election.
- The whistleblower revealed the hugger-mugger negotiations between the company and government officials that led to the multibillion-dollar contract being awarded without proper bidding procedures.