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Words are funny things

What is a cahoot anyway, and how do you get in with them?

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Lisa Davis
Apr 18, 2022
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I have so many questions, and I will never give up looking for answers. I’m philosophical like that.

What is a cahoot, and how do you get in with them?

Back in the 1500s, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, the Scots were using the word “cahute,” which is French for “small hut.” Back then, you could get into a cahute just by walking through the do…

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