Indian style

Meaning

Adverb

• Cross-legged.

Related

Similar words

• criss-cross applesauce
• pretzel style
• cross-legged
• tailor-fashion

Origin

• Probably from the Indian lotus position (compare Polish siedzieć po turecku and Romanian ședea turcește which mean "to sit in a Turkish style", in reference to the Turks' similar sitting style), or possibly from the way some Native American Indians (indigenous peoples of the Americas) sat.