confused; disorderly
a spirit of careless frivolity where all was hugger-mugger
secret; clandestine
there was no longer the hugger-mugger anecdote, or any juicy elbow-gripping gossip
disorder or confusion
the vast hugger-mugger of alleys
secrecy or secretive behaviour
he declared war on hugger-mugger and conspiracy, clandestine deals sealed in back rooms