weird siren

lo kee · May 2009

I live on eastern parkway kiddie corner from the museum. Past three hours or so theres been a hella annoying, intermittent siren blasting.

Sounds like the "take cover" tornado warning sirens they have back in the midwest, where I was raised.

Definately not an emergency vehicle of any kind.

Anyone elsr hear it? WTF is it?

xlizellx · May 2009

catty-corner.

and no idea what it is...sorry.

lo kee · May 2009

Hey guess what correcting people like that is hella annoying especially when you at best half right.

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One entry found for kitty-corner.

Main Entry: kit·ty-cor·ner
Variant(s): also cat·ty-cor·ner or cat·er·cor·ner /'ki-tE-"kor-n&r, 'ka-tE-, 'ka-t&-/; or kit·ty-cor·nered or cat·ty-cor·nered or cat·er·cor·nered /-n&rd/
Function: adverb or adjective
Etymology: kitty-corner alteration of cater-corner, from obsolete cater four + corner
: in a diagonal or oblique position <the>

xlizellx · May 2009

in high school we had learned that it was catty because it was a deviation from the german word meaning across.
i only said it because it took me reading your post outloud to figure it out because i saw kiddie and thought children .. and thought you meant a kiddie corner. like one with a children's store or museum or something.

lo kee · May 2009

I think the it varies by region of the US in terms of common usage.

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