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
Tahlia	-	English (Australian)
Marnie	['ma:ni]
Sydney	['sidni]
Cleve	KLEEV	English
PÁL	PAHL	Hungarian
Arman	-	Kazakh