Huggermugger is an adjective meaning: confused, disorderly, or secret and cladestine. It is a word that came about in late Middle English, the 16th century.
I always thought this word was a funny one in the same baffling vein as harum-scarum (meaning chaos) or helter-skelter. A kinder word for chaos or for mischief. Or, in other words, what the cat is up to when we're away from home, and one comes back to find abandoned water glassed tipped over, newspapers askew and sweaters napped on. Yes, dear kitty is the queen of all things huggermugger.
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One of these days, I promise, my calligraphy will look nice. *Sigh*
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Today is the first day of Autumn. Yes, the equinox is here, and I always get the uncanny feeling at these times of year that we are standing on the edge of a threshold, about to walk through into another reality. Goodbye, Summer!
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