kitty-cornered

American

[kit-ee-kawr-nerd] / ˈkɪt iˌkɔr nərd /

Also kitty-corner

adjective

Chiefly Northern and Western U.S.

cater-cornered.

kitty-cornered British

adjective

a variant of cater-cornered

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Etymology

Origin of kitty-cornered

First recorded in 1885–90

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kitty-cornered

He kitty-cornered the intersection and pulled up alongside her.

From The Servant Problem by Robert F. Young

With the chicken, Billy's mother served "kitty-cornered" sandwiches of brown bread filled with cream cheese and chopped nuts.

From Entertaining Made Easy by Emily Rose Burt

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