kitty-corner

See also: kittycorner and kitty corner

English

Etymology

Variant of cater-corner influenced by cat and kitty.[1]

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɪtikɔːnə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈkɪdiˌkɔɹnəɹ/

Adverb

kitty-corner (not comparable)

  1. (US, Canadian prairies) Cater-corner: located diagonally in relation to something, especially across an intersection. [from 19th c.]
    • 1996, David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest, Abacus 2013, page 196:
      Unit #5, kittycorner across the little street from Ennet House, is for catatonics and various vegetablish, fetal-positioned mental patients […].

Synonyms

References
  • Frederic G. Cassidy and Joan Houston Hall, Dictionary of American Regional English. Harvard University Press, 1985-2012.
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