: working together or making plans together in secret I think those two are in cahoots. —usually + with He was robbed by a man who was in cahoots with the bartender.
Where did the phrase in cahoots come from?
The OED says the “cahoot” in the expression is “probably” from the French cahute, meaning a cabin or a poor hut. The word (if indeed it's the same one) reappeared as “cahoot” in early 19th-century America, where the phrase “in cahoot with” meant in partnership or in league with.
How do you use the word cahoots in a sentence?
Cahoots sentence example
- For some reason he blames me—like you and I are in cahoots to get him. ...
- For some reason he blames me—like you and I are in cahoots to get him. ...
- The actors, who were in cahoots with the bride and groom, attempted to pull pranks on the wedding party and guests.
