applesauce

criss-cross applesauce

A childish alliterative rhyme for (being) cross-legged while sitting. Primarily heard in US, South Africa. OK, kids, everyone sit criss-cross applesauce and face the front of class!

applesauce

n. nonsense. That’s just applesauce!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Chandana	-	Indian, Kannada, Telugu, Hindi
Masaru	mah-sah-ṙoo	Japanese
Daly	['deili]
Reid	REED	English
BergljÓT	-	Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Vaughn	[van]