cahoots

/kəˈhuːts/noun
High School
1

Chiefly preceded by in: collaboration or collusion, chiefly for a nefarious reason.

2

plural of cahoot (“a company or partnership; a group of people working together, chiefly for a nefarious reason, hence, a collaboration or collusion; an accomplice, partner”)

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