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catty-corner en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈkæ.tiˌkɔɹ.nɚ/ (General-American)
- /ˈka.tiˌkɔː.nə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology
Corruption of cater-corner under influence from catty.
Meanings
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(Canada, US, not-comparable) Synonym of cater-corner: diagonally across from one another.
Forms
Synonyms
cater-corner
catty-corner en · ADV
Pronunciation
- /ˈkæ.tiˌkɔɹ.nɚ/ (General-American)
- /ˈka.tiˌkɔː.nə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (US) audio
Etymology
Corruption of cater-corner under influence from catty.
Meanings
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(Canada, US, not-comparable) Synonym of cater-corner: diagonally across from.
He takes the Brewer turnoff off the Pike and the road takes him through the town where he first bought gas. As he takes the road marked BREWER 16 he can see cattycornered across the main street the dirtdigger's pumps and his dark window full of glinting shovels and fishing rods.
1960, John Updike, 'Rabbit, Run', page 35:
Forms
Synonyms
cater-corner