Usually means: Secretive dealings; confused, disorderly conduct.
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  1. hugger-muggers: Merriam-Webster
  2. hugger-muggers, hugger-muggers: Collins English Dictionary
  3. hugger-muggers: Dictionary.com
  4. hugger-muggers: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (hugger-mugger)

adjective:  Secret, clandestine, sly.
adjective:  Disorderly, chaotic, confused.
noun:  (archaic) Secrecy.
noun:  Disorder.
adverb:  Secretly.
adverb:  Confusedly, in a muddle.
verb:  To meet or act secretly.
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