Meaning of hugger-mugger

(adj) in utter disorder; "a disorderly pile of clothes"

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"

(adv) in secrecy; "they did it all hugger-mugger"

(noun) a state of confusion; "he engaged in the hugger-mugger of international finance"