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Hugger mugger

Posted by Gary Martin on November 28, 2007

In Reply to: Hugger mugger posted by Anna Sanders on November 28, 2007

: Can someone define the origin and meaning of "hugger mugger"?

It means 'in secret; in a clandestine manner'. You will be hard-pressed to find an origin. There's some information about the term at:

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