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!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Atto	['ætəu]
Liselotte	LEE-ze-law-tə (German)	Danish, Swedish, Dutch, German
Lynwood	LIN-wuwd	English
Maryla	mah-RI-lah	Polish
Ahuva	-	Hebrew
Pauli	POW-lee	Finnish