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
Wilfried	VIL-freet	German
Poornima	-	Tamil, Indian, Kannada, Hindi, Marathi
'Avshalom	-	Biblical Hebrew
Clem	KLEM	English
Sigihard	-	Ancient Germanic
Kornelija	-	Croatian, Serbian