kitty-corner

== English == === Etymology === A variant of cater-corner influenced by cat and kitty. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɪtikɔːnə/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈkɪɾiˌkwoɹnəɹ/ === Adverb === kitty-corner (not comparable) (Northern US, Canadian Prairies) Cater-corner: located diagonally in relation to something, especially across an intersection. [from 19th c.] ==== Synonyms ==== catty-corner === References === Frederic G[omes] Cassidy, editor (1985), “kitty-corner”, in Dictionary of American Regional English, volumes I (Introduction and A–C), Cambridge, Mass.; London: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, →ISBN.