Meaning & use

cahoot

noun·Advanced

A secret partnership or collusion, almost always used in the plural phrase 'in cahoots with.'

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Investigators suspected the clerk was in cahoots with the shoplifters.

The two rival companies were rumored to be in cahoots on pricing.

A note on using this word

Cahoot is rarely used outside the fixed phrase 'in cahoots with,' which usually implies secretive or dishonest cooperation.

Words with a similar meaning

collusionconspiracy

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