cahoot

Plural: cahoots

Noun

• Partnership or collusion, usually in a secret undertaking.
• collusion
  • "in cahoots with"
• A company or partnership.
• Chiefly preceded by in: a group of people working together, chiefly for a nefarious reason; hence, a collaboration or collusion.
• An accomplice, a partner.

Verb

• To act in partnership.

Examples

• The players were in cahoots, secretly trying to block each other from high scores.

Synonyms

cahoots