cahoots

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Usage notes 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Perhaps from French cahute, cabin, from Old French, possibly blend of cabane; see cabin, and hutte; see hut

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: kə-ho͞otsʹ, IPA: /kəˈhuːts/, SAMPA: /k@"hu:ts/
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[edit] 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

[edit] 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).

[edit] Derived terms

• in cahoots
• go cahoots

[edit] Translations

• Dutch: bondgenootschap
• French: ligue fr(fr) f.
• German: bündnis
• Italian: combutta it(it) f.
• Greek: τα κάνω πλακάκια
• Portuguese: treta f.