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Thesaurus: cattycorner
Comes from catercorner Pronunciation: 'ka-tE-"kor-n&r, 'ka-t&-, 'ki-tE- Definition: diagonally across from. Because of the way catercorner is prounounced it was sometimes spelled, cattycorner, and later kittycorner. Peop…
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- Comes from catercorner Pronunciation: 'ka-tE-"kor-n&r, 'ka-t&-, 'ki-tE- Definition: diagonally across from. Because of the way catercorner is prounounced it was sometimes spelled, cattycorner, and later kittycorner. People of poor breeding might say catacorner. Function: adverb or adjective Etymology: obsolete cater four + corner > "The house cattycorner from our house".