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ca·hoot
/
kəˈhut
/
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[
k
uh
-
hoot
]
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Idioms
1.
go cahoots,
to share equally; become partners:
They went cahoots in the establishment of the store.
Also,
go in cahoot with,
go in cahoots.
2.
in cahoot
/
cahoots,
a.
in partnership; in league.
b.
in conspiracy:
in cahoots with the enemy.
Origin:
1820–30,
Americanism; perhaps <
French
cahute
cabin, hut, equivalent to
ca
(
bane
)
cabin
+
hutte
hut
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cahoot
see
cahoots
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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