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)
- (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 […].
- 1996, David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest, Abacus 2013, page 196:
Synonyms
- catty-corner
References
- Frederic G. Cassidy and Joan Houston Hall, Dictionary of American Regional English. Harvard University Press, 1985-2012.