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cat·er-cor·nered
ˈkatē ˌkôrnərd,ˈkatər/Submit
adjective & adverb
adverb: kitty-corner; adjective: kitty-corner
situated diagonally opposite someone or something.
"a restaurant cater-cornered from the movie theater"
Origin
mid 19th century: from dialect cater ‘diagonally,’ from cater denoting the four on dice, from French quatre ‘four,’ from Latin quattuor .
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Always heard it as kitty or caty cornered...wasn't sure all of a sudden if it was actually a thing.
cat·er-cor·nered
ˈkatē ˌkôrnərd,ˈkatər/Submit
adjective & adverb
adverb: kitty-corner; adjective: kitty-corner
situated diagonally opposite someone or something.
"a restaurant cater-cornered from the movie theater"
Origin
mid 19th century: from dialect cater ‘diagonally,’ from cater denoting the four on dice, from French quatre ‘four,’ from Latin quattuor .
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Always heard it as kitty or caty cornered...wasn't sure all of a sudden if it was actually a thing.