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
Ji-Eun	jee-uwn	Korean
Anastazja	ah-nah-STAHZ-yah	Polish
Seoc	-	Scottish
Ioannes	-	Biblical Greek
Lakeshia	-	African American
Caldwell	[kɔ:ldwəl]