hugger-muggery

noun

Disorder; chaos.

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Meanings

nounhugger-muggery (uncountable)

alternative huggermuggery

  1. uncountableDisorder; chaos.

Origin

From hugger-mugger + -ery.

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APA

hugger-muggery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hugger-muggery

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“hugger-muggery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hugger-muggery. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hugger-muggery,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hugger-muggery.

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