applesauce

n.

US //ˈæpəɫˌsɔs// UK //ˈæpəlsˌɔːs// ap·ple·sauce

Archaic Slang

Origin

From apple + sauce.

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Idioms1 entry

01
criss-cross applesauce
(of sitting): Cross-legged.

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