cahoots
Britishplural noun
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partnership; league (esp in the phrases go in cahoots with, go cahoot )
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in collusion
Etymology
Origin of cahoots
C19: of uncertain origin
Example Sentences
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Even at a community-led group like CAHOOTS, COVID-related setbacks made it difficult to retain burned-out staff, Felts says.
From Scientific American • May 18, 2022
Seattle deserves to dive in and create a model of its own modeled on CAHOOTS.
From Seattle Times • May 6, 2022
In the nation’s capital, an initiative launched in June diverts the same types of 911 calls as CAHOOTS.
From Washington Times • Aug. 31, 2021
Like many people in Eugene, Ore., Merritt knows about CAHOOTS, a service that sends a mental health crisis worker and EMT, rather than police, to people in mental health distress.
From Washington Post • Jun. 18, 2021
The gold standard here is CAHOOTS, a community-based program in Eugene, Oregon, that has been providing unarmed crisis intervention services for more than 30 years.
From Slate • Mar. 22, 2021
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