cahoot
noun
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Definition of cahoot
: partnership, league
—usually used in plural they're in cahootsHe was robbed by a man who was in cahoots with the bartender.
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More recently, Chris Cox, its top lobbyist and widely viewed as a successor to LaPierre, resigned after LaPierre accused him of being in cahoots with North in a failed attempt to oust him as CEO. — Washington Post, "Scandal-ridden NRA head LaPierre digs in against gun control," 9 Aug. 2019 More recently, Chris Cox, its top lobbyist and widely viewed as a successor to LaPierre, resigned after LaPierre accused him of being in cahoots with North in a failed attempt to oust him as CEO. — CBS News, "Scandal-ridden NRA head Wayne LaPierre digs in against gun control," 9 Aug. 2019 In cahoots with television interests, the Pac-12 conference has made a habit of frustrating football fans with night-game scheduling. — Bruce Jenkins, SFChronicle.com, "Sign of Kawhi Leonard’s influence: NBA stars skipping World Cup en masse," 26 July 2019 Muggers, sometimes in cahoots with cab drivers, would appear suddenly to demand the belongings of clients trapped in back seats with no way out. — Washington Post, "As Beetle ends, iconic original thrives in Mexico City hills," 11 July 2019 Muggers, sometimes in cahoots with cab drivers, would appear suddenly to demand the belongings of clients trapped in back seats with no way out. — Michael Krumholtz, Twin Cities, "As Beetle ends, iconic original thrives in Mexico City hills," 10 July 2019 Here and there across the Arab world, private VIP services, often in cahoots with official security chiefs, sell fast-track passage to bypass the rigmarole faced by hoi polloi. — The Economist, "How airports explain the Arab world," 29 June 2019 The hapless race car driver who pretended not to speak English has been in cahoots with the actress the entire time to get revenge for his father's racing accident that took his legs, which happened because of Malcolm cutting safety corners. — Andrea Reiher, refinery29.com, "How Netflix's Murder Mystery Ends, In Case You're Curious But Not That Curious," 15 June 2019 Understand: Nobody’s equipment in your telecom network can be trusted as long as governments like China’s, Russia’s, Iran’s or North Korea’s, in cahoots or in competition with criminal gangs, are trying to break into them. — Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, "How the U.S. Went Wrong on Huawei," 24 May 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'cahoot.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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cahoot
noun
ca·hoot
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Kids Definition of cahoot
: a secret partnership
—usually used in pl. They were in cahoots with the thieves.