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criss-cross applesauce

criss-cross applesauce adverb: (of sitting): Cross-legged.

Adverb

criss-cross applesauce (not comparable)

  1. (US, childish, idiomatic, regional) (of sitting): Cross-legged.
    • Sit criss-cross applesauce.

criss-cross applesauce meaning in Bengali

criss-cross applesauce in Bengali

পিঁড়ি হয়ে, বাবু হয়ে বসা

Synonyms of criss-cross applesauce

Origin of criss-cross applesauce

Etymology Rhyming on criss-cross, particularly with a word familiar to children and teachers, possibly with similarity to lap forming a bowl. Apparently originated in the 1990s US, as an alternative for Indian style. Compare also traditional children’s rhyming game / massage (rhyme said while touching, tickling, and blowing), which goes: : Criss, cross. Apple sauce. : Spiders climbing up your back. : Spiders here, Spiders there. : Spiders even in your hair. : Cool breeze, : Tight squeeze, : And now you have the shivers. : Brrrrrrr.

Questions about criss-cross applesauce

What does criss-cross applesauce mean?
Criss-cross applesauce means (of sitting): Cross-legged.
What is criss-cross applesauce in Bengali?
Criss-cross applesauce in Bengali is পিঁড়ি হয়ে, বাবু হয়ে বসা. See Criss-cross applesauce meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is criss-cross applesauce?
Criss-cross applesauce is an adverb.

Words near criss-cross applesauce in the dictionary

  1. crispy critters
  2. crispy seaweed
  3. crispy water
  4. criss
  5. criss-cross
  6. criss-cross applesauce
  7. criss-cross letter
  8. criss-cross writing
  9. criss-crossed
  10. criss-crosses
  11. criss-crossing

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Adapted from Wiktionary: criss-cross applesauce (page history and authors); criss-cross applesauce (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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