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Cahoots vs Thieves - What's the difference?

cahoots | thieves |

As nouns the difference between cahoots and thieves

is that cahoots is collusion or collaboration to nefarious ends while thieves is .

As a verb thieves is

third person singular simple present form of to thieve .

cahoots

English

Noun

(en-plural noun)
  • Collusion or collaboration to nefarious ends.
    • Being frustrated or up in cahoots .
    They probably give it back to him; they're all in cahoots .'' — ''Rabbit at Rest , John Updike

    Usage notes

    * Cahoots' is only used in the phrases "in '''cahoots'''" (for collusion within a group), "in '''cahoots''' with" (for collusion between two or more parties) and, more rarely, "go '''cahoots'''" (share equally in an expense or become partners) and "go in ' cahoots " (become partners).

    Derived terms

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    References

    thieves

    English

    Noun

    (head)

    • Verb

    (head)
  • Third person singular simple present form of to thieve.

    • Usage notes

    Usually deprecated in favour of steals