A cahoot was an American word for a company or partnership - first recorded in 1829 and of unknown origin. The phrase 'in cahoots' is still in common usage and means in partnership.
In American slang, the word cahoots has unsavoury connotations, and implies a partnership with a hidden agenda. As in "the bank manager was in cahoots with the bank robbers." Canadian Chickadee
In American slang, the word cahoots has unsavoury connotations, and implies a partnership with a hidden agenda. As in "the bank manager was in cahoots with the bank robbers."
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I should have picked up on that - it has a similar connotation in the UK!
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