Kitty-corner

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈkɪtikɔːnÉ™/
• US IPA: /ˈkɪdiËŒkɔɹnəɹ/

Origin

Corruption of cater-corner (compare kitty).

Full definition of kitty-corner

Adverb

1. (US, Canada) Located diagonally in relation to something, especially across an intersection. from 19th c.
• 1996, David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest, Abacus 2013, p. 196:Unit #5, kittycorner across the little street from Ennet House, is for catatonics and various vegetablish, fetal-positioned mental patients ….

Synonyms

• catercorner
• catty-corner