also kittycorner, kitty-cornered, kittycornered, etc., see catty-cornered.
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catty-cornered adj., adv.
"diagonally opposite," 1838, earlier cater-cornered (1835, American English), from now-obsolete cater "to set, cut, or move diagonally" (1570s), from French catre "four," from Latin quattuor (from PIE root *kwetwer- "four"). Compare carrefour. Related: Catty-corner; cattycorner.