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kitty-corner en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈkɪɾiˌkwoɹnəɹ/ (US)
- /ˈkɪtikɔːnə/ (UK)
Etymology
A variant of cater-corner influenced by cat and kitty.
Meanings
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(Canadian-Prairies, Northern-US, alt-of, alternative, not-comparable) Alternative form of cater-corner.
kitty-corner en · ADV
Pronunciation
- /ˈkɪɾiˌkwoɹnəɹ/ (US)
- /ˈkɪtikɔːnə/ (UK)
Etymology
A variant of cater-corner influenced by cat and kitty.
Meanings
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(Canadian-Prairies, Northern-US, not-comparable) Cater-corner: located diagonally in relation to something, especially across an intersection.
Unit #5, kittycorner across the little street from Ennet House, is for catatonics and various vegetablish, fetal-positioned mental patients […].
1996, David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest […], Boston, Mass.; New York, N.Y.: Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN, page 196:
Synonyms
catty-corner