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
Rhonwen	-	Welsh
Sparrow	SPAR-o	English (Rare)
Rohese	-	Medieval English
Mala	-	Indian, Hindi
Bithiah	bi-THIE-ə (English)	Biblical
Clare	[klɛə]