cahoots

/ (kəˈhuːts) /

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pl n (sometimes singular) informal

US partnership; league (esp in the phrases go in cahoots with, go cahoot)

in cahoots in collusion

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Word Origin for cahoots

C19: of uncertain origin

Words nearby cahoots

cahier, cahill, Cahokia, Cahokia Mounds, cahoot, cahoots, cahow, Cahuilla, CAI, Caiaphas, Caicos Islands

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How to use cahoots in a sentence

Selling drugs in cahoots with a childhood friend, a disagreement led to manslaughter by gunshot.
If Gun Violence Is A Disease, These People Might Just Be The Cure|Moral Courage|April 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He plays Dominic Badguy, who is in cahoots with Constantine, the evil frog.
Exclusive: Kermit the Frog Grills Miss Piggy About ‘Muppets Most Wanted,’ Dating, and Hollywood|Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy|March 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
No good can come of allowing politicians, in cahoots with ISPs, to tell the public what a “normal” internet should look like.
Britain’s Idiotic “Opt-In” Porn Ban|Brendan O’Neill|November 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
“The court and the taxation bureau are in cahoots,” Pu told The Daily Beast.
Ai Weiwei, Tax Evasion Appeal Rejected, But I ‘Morally’ Won the Case|Dan Levin|July 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Mars in cahoots with Neptune allows you to realize fantastically creative endeavors.
Horoscopes: May 8-14|Starsky + Cox|May 7, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Lawyer Feeder, who run for state senator an' whose record's none too dainty, is in cahoots with Jordan an' Plimsoll.
Rimrock Trail|J. Allan Dunn
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.
The Mysterious Rider|Zane Grey
Well, the story got around, and so it was, and from that day forth the black boy was 'Cahoots.'
The heart of happy hollow|Paul Laurence Dunbar
Weve also suspected that you have been in cahoots with him, continued the lieutenant in casual tones.
The Gray Phantom's Return|Herman Landon
I'm to load 'em up with misrepresentations about how you and the sheriff happen to be working in cahoots.
A Texas Ranger|William MacLeod Raine

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see under in league with.

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