cahoots n : collusion; "in cahoots with"

English

Pronunciation

• , /kəˈhuːts/, /k@"hu:ts/

Noun

cahoots plural

1. 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 - in the partnership sense also go in cahoots).

Derived terms

• in cahoots
• go cahoots

Translations

• Dutch: bondgenootschap
• French: ligue
• German: bündnis
• Italian: combutta

Cahoots may refer to:

• Cahoots (album), the fourth LP by Canadian-American rock group The Band
• Cahoots (magazine), an independent Canadian women's magazine
• In Cahoots, a Canterbury scene band let by guitarist Phil Miller
• Cahoot, an internet bank in the United Kingdom
• Cahoots (film), a 2001 movie directed by Dirk Benedict
• Cahoot's Macbeth, a play by Tom Stoppard
• Cahoots (play), a play by Claudia Allen that premiered at Chicago's Victory Gardens Theater on May 12, 2000.

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