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
Merchant	['mə:tʃənt]
RomÀ	-	Catalan
Wadud	-	Arabic
Goldberg	['gəuldbɜ:g]
Sylvain	seel-VEN	French
Zdravko	-	Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian