Is it catty-cornered or kitty-cornered?

Search: catty-corner origin

Why: People where I grew up say "catty-cornered," but in college, Leah (from Wisconsin) said "kitty-cornered."

In case you are all, "WTF?" a catty-corner is a diagonal. Like in this artwork, the lamppost is catty-cornered from the Sizzlin' Chicken:

Answer: Neither! The correct spelling is actually "cater-cornered." The word cater comes from the French catre / quatre, "four." An obsolete word cater meant "a four-spot of dice."

Source: Phrases.org.uk

The More You Know: Guess what other awesome word has the same origin? Cattywampus! Go South!