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cater corner

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cat⋅er-cor⋅nered

[kat-i-kawr-nerd, kat-ee-, kat-er-]
–adjective
1. diagonal.
–adverb
2. diagonally.
Also, cat⋅er⋅cor⋅ner, cater-corner, catty-corner, catty-cornered, kitty-corner, kitty-cornered.


Origin:
1830–40; dial. cater (adv.) diagonally (prob. to be identified with obs. cater four < MF quatre < L quattuor) + cornered
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