cahoots

/ kəˈhuːts /

plural noun

1. partnership; league (esp in the phrases go in cahoots with, go cahoot )
2. in cahoots
   in collusion

Word History and Origins

Origin of cahoots¹

C19: of uncertain origin

Idioms and Phrases

see under in league with .

Example Sentences

Another delight in “Mr. Throwback” is Mayeri, playing Danny’s ex-wife, Sam, who finds herself in cahoots with his big lie and enjoying having Curry bankroll her fantasies.

From Los Angeles Times

Old-guard unions, in cahoots with companies, would often threaten workers with dismissal or loss of benefits if they chose an independent union.

From Seattle Times

The criminals are suspected to have been working in cahoots with a network of “accountants, service providers and public notaries” to get the money they transferred to bank accounts in Austria, Romania and Slovakia.

From Seattle Times

The left-leaning couple has been accused by conservatives online of spreading liberal propaganda, calling Swift a "psyop" in cahoots with the Biden administration to secure the President a second term.

From Salon

She’s the kind of malcontent who will, in all sincerity, accuse people of being “in cahoots.”

From New York Times