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hugger-muggered

hugger-muggered is the simple past and past participle of hugger-mugger.

Meaning of hugger-mugger

Verb

hugger-mugger (third-person singular simple present hugger-muggers, present participle hugger-muggering, simple past and past participle hugger-muggered)

  1. To meet or act secretly.

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Questions about hugger-muggered

What is hugger-muggered the simple past and past participle of?
Hugger-muggered is the simple past and past participle of hugger-mugger.

Words near hugger-muggered in the dictionary

  1. hugged oneself
  2. huggee
  3. huggees
  4. hugger
  5. hugger-mugger
  6. hugger-muggered
  7. hugger-muggering
  8. hugger-muggers
  9. hugger-muggery
  10. huggered
  11. huggering

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