How to pronounce catty-corner
American English pronunciation
KAT-ee-kor-nur
- IPA
- /ˈkætiˌkɔɹnɚ/
- Syllables
- KAT · ee · kor · nur (4 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What catty-corner means
Diagonally across, as on the opposite corner
In a sentence: The bakery sits catty-corner from the library, across both streets.
Where it comes from: It is a changed form of cater-corner, reshaped to sound like the word catty.
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