cahoot

Meanings

• noun

  A partner in a secret enterprise or scheme.

  - "Susan was a cahoot in the plan to prank the teacher."
  - "The cahoots behind the heist were never caught."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with cahoot
coot , boot , moot , shoot

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Variants

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cahoot , cahoots , in cahoots , in cahoots with , into cahoots , into cahoots with

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Etymology

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Originally, cahoots referred to a group of people, particularly a secretive or mischievous one. The term may have derived from the Dutch word 'kabouter,' meaning goblin or gnome.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'cahoots' first appeared in print in the late 1800s.

2. In some dialects, 'cahoot' can also be used as a verb meaning 'to conspire or plot.'

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Related Concepts

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1. conspiracy: Cahoots are often associated with conspiracies and secretive schemes.

2. partnership: Cahoots can also refer to a close partnership or alliance.

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Culture

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Cahoots have been used in literature and music, often to describe a secretive or mischievous group. For example, in Mark Twain's 'Tom Sawyer,' the boys form a cahoot to play a prank on the townspeople.

How to Memorize "cahoot"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a group of people huddled together in secret, whispering and plotting.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the image of a secret handshake or a clandestine meeting.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the phrase 'Cahoots can keep a secret,' to help remember the definition.

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