cahoots
pronunciation
How to pronounce cahoots in British English:
UK [kəˈhuːts]
How to pronounce cahoots in American English:
US [ kəˈhuːts]
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- Noun:
- collusion
Word Origin
- cahoots (n.)
- 1829, American English, of unknown origin; said to be perhaps from French cahute "cabin, hut" (12c.), but U.S. sources credit it to French cohorte (see cohort), a word said to have been in use in the U.S. South and West with a sense of "companions, confederates."
Example
- 1. He also accuses unnamed higher-level officials " in cahoots with the mafia " of obstructing the village 's efforts to reclaim land that was sold off .
- 2. But he is concerned that the president may be a muslim , secretly in cahoots with osama bin laden , whose killing he could have faked .
- 3. Corrupt and brutal property developers , who revel in nicknames such as " number one big buck " , are in cahoots with equally debased and unpleasant party officials to force residents out of their homes to make way for shiny new buildings .
- 4. Two participants , one of whom was again in cahoots with the investigator , sat in the same room and were asked to complete what appeared to be an academic test .
- 5. Iran is already reacting angrily to the report , arguing that it suggests the iaea and mr amano are in cahoots with washington .