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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It estimated that 66 percent of the around $5.5 billion generated by mining each year was controlled by political elites working in cahoots with organized crime through murky public-private "strategic alliances."
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
Charges that the Panama Canal Authority is in cahoots with China have always been specious.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026
For its part, the M23 said the DR Congo army had launched an air and ground assault against its positions, and this was done in cahoots with Burundian forces.
From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025
Is he going home at night feeling guilty and wondering, “Am I in cahoots with criminals? I guess I am.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2025
And if that wasn’t enough, paying ten dollars a month to somebody to tell you how to lose it fast, that either dont know anything about it or is in cahoots with the telegraph company.
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
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