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kitty–corner
adverb or adjective kit·ty–cor·ner \ˈki-tē-ˌkȯr-nər, ˈka-tē-, ˈka-tə-\\-nərd\
—used to describe two things that are located across from each other on opposite corners
Full Definition of KITTY-CORNER
: in a diagonal or oblique position <the house stood kitty–corner across the square>
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Variants of KITTY-CORNER
kit·ty–cor·ner also cat·ty–cor·ner or cat·er·cor·ner \ˈki-tē-ˌkȯr-nər, ˈka-tē-, ˈka-tə-\ or kit·ty–cor·nered or cat·ty–cor·nered or cat·er·cor·nered \-nərd\
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Origin of KITTY-CORNER
kitty-corner alteration of cater-corner, from obsolete cater four + corner
First Known Use: 1838
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