What is "catty-cornered"

catty-corner \catty-corner\ catty-cornered \catty-cornered\adj. 1. having a slanted or oblique direction.

Syn: bias, catacorner, cata-cornered, catercorner, cater-cornered, diagonal, kitty-corner, kitty-cornered, oblique, skew, skewed, slanted.

1838, earlier cater-cornered (1835, American English), from now-obsolete cater "to set or move diagonally" (1570s), from Middle French catre "four," from Latin quattuor (see four). Compare carrefour.

a. (context US English) catercorner

adj. slanted across a polygon on a diagonal line; "set off in a catty-corner direction across the vacant lot" [syn: catacorner, cata-cornered, catercorner, cater-cornered, catty-corner, kitty-corner, kitty-cornered]

Catty-Cornered is a 1966 Tom and Jerry cartoon directed by Abe Levitow and produced by Chuck Jones.