in cahoots

in cahoots
[in cahoots]
definition
informal
colluding or conspiring together secretly:
"the area is dominated by guerrillas in cahoots with drug traffickers"
Similar and Opposite Words
definition
colluding or conspiring together secretly:
in league
colluding
conspiring
conniving
collaborating
hand in glove
allied
in collusion

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Cahoot is an informal word that means partnership, league, or secret collaboration . It is often used in the phrase “in cahoots”, which means “in an alliance or partnership”. The word “cahoot” is believed to have originated from the French word “cahute”, meaning “cabin” or “hut”.


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