criss-cross 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!
See also: applesauce

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Nadab-Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
PlÍNio-Portuguese
Grayson['greisn]
Zahari-Bulgarian
Benoite-French
HazaelHAZ-ay-əl (English)Biblical