English

Noun

cahoots pl ‎(plural only)

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 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).

Derived terms

• in cahoots
• in cahoots with
• go cahoots

See also

• cohort

Translations

References

1. ↑ Date "Cahoots" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1829