The story
A variant of cater-corner influenced by cat and kitty.
First known use, by meaning
- from 19th c. Cater-corner: located diagonally in relation to something, especially across an intersection.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
kitty-corner
Today it means: Cater-corner: located diagonally in relation to something, especially across an intersection. Full definition →
First used 19th c.