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  • adjective slanted across a polygon on a diagonal line

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Examples

  • Forrest J Ackerman November 24, 1916 â⠂ ¬â€œ December 4, 2008 I still remember the moment I first spotted Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine at a corner drugstore in Indianapolis, catercorner from the Glendale Shopping Mall.

    Planet-x.com.au » Forrest J Ackerman 2008

  • And five houses further on, catercorner from his house, Mrs. Wese, her fox fur over her nightgown, was peering out for her husband, who was taking an unusually long time today.

    The Metamorphosis, in The Penal Colony,and Other Stories Franz Kafka 2000

  • Things she approved: a clockwork wisteria that bloomed at the third hours of day and night, a great tiger with emerald eyes and catercorner stripes, a statue of a gilded horse that allowed no rain to touch it, and a ceramic jar that foretold earthquakes, eclipses and tidal waves.

    fiction: lisa listens Dean Francis Alfar 2004

  • Things she approved: a clockwork wisteria that bloomed at the third hours of day and night, a great tiger with emerald eyes and catercorner stripes, a statue of a gilded horse that allowed no rain to touch it, and a ceramic jar that foretold earthquakes, eclipses and tidal waves.

    Archive 2004-10-01 Dean Francis Alfar 2004

  • When Domingo attempted to lead him through rocky ground, he chose their path, heading catercorner instead of directly ahead, navigating the worst of the fields.

    notes from the peanut gallery Dean Francis Alfar 2003

  • When Domingo attempted to lead him through rocky ground, he chose their path, heading catercorner instead of directly ahead, navigating the worst of the fields.

    Archive 2003-07-01 Dean Francis Alfar 2003

  • From the center of its torso, a razor tongue extruded suddenly, lunging catercorner at its intended victim.

    notes from the peanut gallery Dean Francis Alfar 2003

  • From the center of its torso, a razor tongue extruded suddenly, lunging catercorner at its intended victim.

    Archive 2003-11-01 Dean Francis Alfar 2003

  • Put your table catercorner against the wall, so it backs up where the two walls join.

    Where To Park Your Broomstick Lauren Manoy 2002

  • Put your table catercorner against the wall, so it backs up where the two walls join.

    Where To Park Your Broomstick Lauren Manoy 2002

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  • Where does this word come from? I also hear folks say "kitty corner."

    June 24, 2011

  • My mother says catty corner.

    June 24, 2011