They could have just said “Cross-Legged”.
lol They could have also just said “lotus position” or “tailor’s sit” or “padmasana” (bet I mis-spelled that one) or a few dozen other things. The story is not childish colloquialisms; the tale to tell here concerns a bunch of white-coated thespians who, more and more, matter less and less.
>>They could have just said “Cross-Legged”.
Exactly. Why say anything else other than meaning what you want to say?