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Word of the Day: Hugger-mugger

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Sunday, June 16, 2024
Hugger-mugger
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adjective 1. Confused; disorderly.
2. Secret; clandestine.
noun 1. Confusion; muddle.
2. Secrecy.
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Uncertain, early 16th century
Why This Word?
The origins of this word are a bit hugger-mugger themselves. Some linguists believe it was likely cobbled together from the word "huddle" ("to crowd together") and the slang term "mucker" ("to hoard money, conceal"). Several terms, spanning from Late Middle English to the 16th century, share a similar construction and meaning: "hucker-mucker" and "hudder-mudder" both mean "secrecy, concealment." ...
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