"That's a great deal to make one word mean," Alice said in a thoughtful tone. "When I make a word do a lot of work like that," said Humpty Dumpty, "I always pay it extra."

Thursday, 8 April 2010

In cahoots

 
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.
 
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  1. Anonymous8 April 2010 at 05:31

    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

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  2. Scriptor Senex8 April 2010 at 17:38

    I should have picked up on that - it has a similar connotation in the UK!

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