catercorner ca·ter·cor·ner UK/ˈkatəˌkɔːnə/ US/ˈkeɪtəˌkɔːnə/ uncommon adjective 1. slanted across a polygon on a diagonal line “set off in a catty-corner direction across the vacant lot” Synonymscatacornercata-corneredcater-corneredcatty-cornercatty-corneredkitty-cornerkitty-cornered Similaroblique WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.