Cattycorner
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Comes from catercorner
Pronunciation: ka-tE-kor-nr, 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
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