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
Kaylynn	KAY-lin	English (Modern)
Ariaden	[æri'ædni]
Ketut	-	Indonesian, Balinese
Bertil	-	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Jalo	YAH-lo	Finnish
Matilda	[mə'ti:ldə]