puss in the corner

English

Noun

puss in the corner (uncountable)

1. A children's game in which someone in the centre tries to capture other players' bases as they change places.

   Synonyms: kitty wants a corner, pussy wants a corner

   • 1897, Henry James, What Maisie Knew:

     It sounded, as this young lady thought it over, very much like puss-in-the-corner, and she could only wonder if the distribution of parties would lead to a rushing to and fro and a changing of places.

2. A solitaire card game with four waste piles located at the corners of a square of the four aces.