What Does Catty Corner Mean?

Keeping this in view, what's the definition of catty corner?

catty-corner. or kitty-corner. adverb. Something that is catty-corner or kitty-corner from another thing is placed or arranged diagonally from it. [US]

Similarly, how do you spell Catacorner? Correct spelling for the English word "catacorner" is [kˈate??kˌ?ːn?], [kˈate‍?kˌ?ːn?], [k_ˈa_t_e?_k_ˌ?ː_n_?]] (IPA phonetic alphabet).

One may also ask, who says catty corner?

As you can see from the map of responses, people in the South, as far west as Texas and as far north as Pennsylvania and Nebraska, are much more likely to say catty-corner, whereas everyone else in the US and Canada is more likely to say kitty-corner.

Where did the word catty corner come from?

caddy-corner. This expression, meaning “diagonally opposite,” was formed from a misspelling in English of the French word quatre (“four”) prefixed to “corner.” Although the word has nothing to do with cats or kittens, in various dialects all three spellings are acceptable: “catty,” “cater” or “kitty.”