Blocks BRICTIONARY
The language of LEGO has a wide, varied and ever-growing vocabulary. Blocks magazine helps you to decode it
A
ABS: Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene. The plastic most LEGO parts are made from.
AFOL: Adult Fan of LEGO.
B
Billund: Town in Denmark where the the LEGO Group was founded and the headquarters is located.
Bley: Bluish grey. Refers to the current LEGO grey, compared to the old version (known as... old grey).
BrickLink: The online marketplace for buying and selling LEGO bricks, now owned by the LEGO Group.
Brickset: An online database of LEGO sets.
Brick
Train
Awards: Annual fan organised train building contest.
BURP: Big Ugly Rock Piece. Moulded piece five bricks high with jagged edges.
C
Cheese Slope: A sloping LEGO part, named after the fact yellow pieces look like a wedge of cheese.
Clone
Brands: Knock-off construction toys that copy aspects of, or sometimes entire, official LEGO sets.
Custom: A LEGO creation or individual element that uses non-LEGO parts, modified parts or accessories from third party vendors like BrickArms or BrickForge.