Cahoots
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Etymology
Perhaps from French cahute, cabin, from Old French, possibly blend of cabane; see cabin, and hutte; see hut
Noun
cahoots plural
- collusion or collaboration to nefarious ends.
- Being frustrated or up in cahoots.
- They probably give it back to him; they're all in cahoots. — Rabbit at Rest, John Updike
Usage notes
- Cahoots is only ever used in the phrases in cahoots (for collusion within a group), in cahoots with (for collusion between two or more parties) and, more rarely, go cahoots (share equally in an expense or become partners) and go in cahoots (become partners).