kitty-corner

kit·ty–cor·ner

adv or adj
\ˈki-tē-ˌkȯr-nər, ˈka-tē-, ˈka-tə-\\-nərd\

Definition of KITTY-CORNER

: in a diagonal or oblique position <the house stood kitty–corner across the square>

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\

Origin of KITTY-CORNER

kitty-corner alteration of cater-corner, from obsolete cater four + corner

First Known Use: 1838