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cahoots

/ kəˈhuːts /

plural noun

  1. partnership; league (esp in the phrases go in cahoots with, go cahoot )
  2. in cahoots
    in cahoots in collusion


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Word History and Origins

Origin of cahoots1

C19: of uncertain origin

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Idioms and Phrases

see under in league with .

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Example Sentences

Selling drugs in cahoots with a childhood friend, a disagreement led to manslaughter by gunshot.

He plays Dominic Badguy, who is in cahoots with Constantine, the evil frog.

No good can come of allowing politicians, in cahoots with ISPs, to tell the public what a “normal” internet should look like.

“The court and the taxation bureau are in cahoots,” Pu told The Daily Beast.

Mars in cahoots with Neptune allows you to realize fantastically creative endeavors.

Lawyer Feeder, who run for state senator an' whose record's none too dainty, is in cahoots with Jordan an' Plimsoll.

Now Lewis says these men pack to an' fro from Elgeria, an' he has a hunch they're in cahoots with Smith, who runs a place there.

Well, the story got around, and so it was, and from that day forth the black boy was 'Cahoots.'

Weve also suspected that you have been in cahoots with him, continued the lieutenant in casual tones.

I'm to load 'em up with misrepresentations about how you and the sheriff happen to be working in cahoots.

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