Do you speak the language of LEGO®?
28 de setembre 2022
Do you ever look up something about LEGO and think what does that mean? Or that you are looking for a certain LEGO part or stone but you don't know the correct name. Then there is the (as complete as possible) LEGO® ABC. So you can find everything about the "LEGO® Language".
AFOL stands for Adult-Fan-of-LEGO®, which means an adult person who loves LEGO very much. The female fan of LEGO is called an AFFOL, Adult-Female-Fan-of-LEGO®. Also called FAFOL (female adult fan of LEGO), FFOL (female fan of LEGO) & SHEFOL (she-fan of LEGO).
A large LEGO® creation, larger than a Vignette, but smaller than a Diorama, is called a Bignette.
Billund, Denmark is where the headquarters of LEGO® is located. Here, most of the LEGO sets that you order from us are designed.
Blay, bluish gray, refers to the current LEGO® gray, compared to the old version Old Gray. When a creation is built from only basic LEGO® bricks, it is called Brick-Built. Take for example brick-built figures, animals, or other objects.
It's not just the sound you make when you've drunk too much coke, BURP in the LEGO® language stands for "Big-Ugly-Rock-Piece", this is a piece of rock that consists of one piece.
CC stands for "Cafe Corner", this is a very popular LEGO set with adult fans. This set contains a corner cafe of up to 2000 pieces.
A Cheese Slope is a LEGO part with a slope of 33°, 1×1 stud wide and 2 slabs high. It is named for the fact that the yellow pieces resemble a wedge of cheese.
Clone Brands are sets of construction toys that resemble and are often compatible with LEGO but are cheaper in quality and price, designed to compete with the LEGO® brand. They are often strongly disliked by LEGO fans.
A descriptive name for Bricklink is Cracklink, referring to its addictive nature due to the ability to buy individual LEGO parts and minifigures in any quantity you want.
A LEGO fan who is not afraid to customize LEGO parts is called a Customizer. Customizing can mean several things, such as painting, cutting, drilling, melting LEGO elements, adding other non-LEGO parts to a creation, or adding details with homemade stickers and decals. All of this is considered heresy by a purist (see Purist).
Sometimes LEGO fans set aside their building kits to engage in other pursuits. This is what they call the Dark Ages.
People often call LEGO structures a Bignette or Vignette, but what is even bigger is a Diorama, these creations are often very large and therefore take a long time to build.
An activity that often occurs at LEGO club meetings is a Draft, where LEGO fans each bring a copy of a LEGO set, sort through all the LEGO elements, and then take turns choosing the parts they want.
DSS, ''Dreaded-Sticker-Sheet'': A dreaded sticker sheet is the name LEGO fans give to sticker sheets because they are often very awkward to stick on the blocks (see also Stamp).
Greebles are pseudo-technical details added to a LEGO creation to improve its appearance, often seen in LEGO space and mecha creations.
A Half-Stud Offset is a construction technique that allows you to build without regard to the standard alignment of studs on a plate, usually achieved with a sweater plate.
Illegal: LEGO building techniques that violate the "rules" for connections between LEGO elements used by official LEGO set designers - especially connections that stress the LEGO elements.
Inventory: the list of LEGO elements included in an official LEGO set. Several LEGO fan sites host set inventories, including Peeron and BrickLink.
Another type of block is a Jumper Plate, which is a 1×2-stud LEGO plate with only 1 stud in the middle. Useful for half-stud offset building.
Of course, there are also young LEGO fans. These are called KFOLs, "Kid-Fan-of-LEGO." This is one of LEGO's main target groups (see also YFOL).
In addition to there being builds that do not follow the guidelines, there are of course builds that do, these are called Legal.
Legos: Don't say that! The official plural form for more than one LEGO element is "LEGO® brand building blocks." That's ridiculous, though, so most LEGO fans refer to one or more building blocks as "LEGO," just like the grammatical convention of Pokémon.
LUG, "LEGO-Users-Group": Local or regional LEGO clubs that meet primarily offline, although many now have an online presence.
LURP stands for ''Little-Ugly-Rock-Piece".
The abbreviation for minifig/mini figure is MF.
The smaller version of a MF is called Microfig. These are half the size of minifigs, they come from the LEGO Games series.
Midi Scale: Refers to sets that are between miniature and minifig scale. They do not contain minifigures but are much more detailed than mini sets. So far, only Star Wars sets have midi versions.
Minifig Scale: a LEGO creation built to the scale of standard LEGO minifigures. An abbreviation you'll see more often in our newsletter is MOC: "My-Own-Creation". A LEGO creation was designed and built by a LEGO fan without instructions. Pronounced "mug."
MSRP: "Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price". The official price for a LEGO set is set by the LEGO Group for a particular market. Individual retailers may set their own prices higher or lower than MSRP, and MSRP may vary from country to country.
We also have a name for the unfortunate outsiders who don't build with LEGO, which is NLP (Non-LEGO Person).
PAB: "Pick-A-Brick". Buy your individual bricks in the quantities you want from ToyPro online or any other online shop.
A Purist is a LEGO fan who uses only official LEGO elements. Or a LEGO creation that contains only official LEGO elements with no modifications or custom parts. Contrast with Custom.
S@H: LEGO's Online Shop
The minifig version of a LEGO fan that he/she uses in online communities as an avatar is called Sigfig.
SNOT, "Studs-Not-On-Top," a building technique that places LEGO elements on their sides or even upside down to achieve the shape or structure the builder wants in his creation.
STAMP, stickers that are pasted over multiple LEGO pieces (see also DSS).
TFOL: "Teen-Fan-of-LEGO".
The abbreviation for ''The LEGO Group'' is TLG, which is the private parent company for all LEGO brands and companies worldwide.
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UCS is the abbreviation for "Ultimate Collector's Series". Is a series of large LEGO Star Wars sets designed for older teens and adults. They are larger than the minifig scale.
A small scene recreated on a small plate is called a Vignette.
WIP, "Work-in-progress", means the work is not yet finished.
YFOL, "Young-fan-of LEGO", is a young LEGO fan (see also KFOL).
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