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kitty-cornered

American  
[kit-ee-kawr-nerd] / ˈkɪt iˌkɔr nərd /
Also kitty-corner

adjective

Chiefly Northern and Western U.S.

  1. cater-cornered.

kitty-cornered British  

adjective

  1. a variant of cater-cornered

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of kitty-cornered

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

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As a huge new apartment complex went up kitty-cornered from him, he felt the rumble of jackhammers, and more is coming.

From Washington Post

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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