cahoots[noun plural]Synonyms: association, affiliation, alliance, combination, conjunction, connection, hookup, partnership, tie-up, togetherness
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
ca‧hoots /kəˈhuːts/
noun[
Date: 1800-1900;
Origin: Perhaps from French cahute 'small wooden building']
be in cahoots (with somebody) to be working secretly with another person or group, especially in order to do something dishonest:
The Forest Service and the timber industry were in cahoots. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲