CAHOOT

cahoot

(noun) collusion; “in cahoots with”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cahoot (plural cahoots)

(uncommon) A group of people working together (usually for an illicit purpose)

(uncommon) An accomplice; a partner.

(US, uncommon) A company or partnership.

Verb

cahoot (third-person singular simple present cahoots, present participle cahooting, simple past and past participle cahooted)

(intransitive) To act in partnership.

Anagrams

• atchoo

Source: Wiktionary


Ca*hoot", n. Etym: [Perhaps fr. f. cohorte a a company or band.]

Definition: Partnership; as to go in cahoot with a person. [Slang, southwestern U. S.] Bartlett.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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