German based mostly. Catacorner HAS several legal spellings, means simply opposite corners of a square, (like boxers in a boxing ring), I did misspell catawampus, means when things go sideways. (ha, gave me collywobbles, upset tummy in British slang)
Tissyprissles my dad used on his children helping him work calves, (cutting the bull calves) a heifer has under her tail, tissyprissles, while a bulls butt is clean-no tail feathers, chuckl.
