HUGGER MUGGER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Act stealthily or secretively

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "hugger mugger" is one way to...):

act; behave; do (behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

hugger-mugger (a state of confusion)