noun
cahoots
kuh-HOOTS/kəˈhuːts/
A partnership, usually for a secret or dishonest purpose.
The card players are in cahoots, secretly passing an ace beneath the table.
Etymology
The recorded sense “company, partnership” supplies the core idea of acting together in secret cooperation. The origin remains unknown; French words for “hut” and “companions, confederates” are competing suggestions.
In context
so they can predict their movements and like keep keep her in North Korea longer basically because this guy who's listening to them is in cahoots with the villain
More examples
- They were in cahoots to hide the missing money.
- She joked that the children were in cahoots over her surprise party.
- The records showed that the supposedly rival firms were in cahoots.
Forms
cahoots
Similar words
- collusion
- A more formal term for secret cooperation toward an improper aim.