(idea) by Chelman Mon May 05 2003 at 20:35:37

Lego Acronyms

Just like any self respecting geek community the AFOL community has come up with a large number of internet acronyms to make life easy on the newsgroups. Below follows a list of some of the more common ones that I have encountered at one point or another. There are lots more but these are the more interesting/amusing ones.

  • AFOL: Adult Fan of LEGO.
  • BI: Building Instructions.
  • BF: Black Falcons, a Castle play theme; Boyfriend; or Brickfest, http://www.brickfest.com.
  • BFF: Black Falcon’s sic Fortress, 6074 and 10039.
  • BL: Bricklink - http://www.bricklink.com
  • BSB: Black Seas Barracuda, 6285.
  • BT: Blacktron, a Space play theme - the evil ones with the black visors. Also BT1.
  • BT1: See BT.
  • BT2: Blacktron (the future generation), a Space play theme - the antifreeze-green ones.
  • BURP: Big Ugly Rock Piece - either of the mountain pieces, appearing usually in grey shades, but also tan, yellow, white and green.
  • CAD: Computer Aided Design.
  • CRAPP: Crummy Ramp and Pit Plate - the baseplate with a ramp and pit.
  • DDK: Droid Developer Kit, 9748.
  • DSDK: Dark Side Developer Kit, 9754.
  • GI: Guarded Inn, 6067 and 10000.
  • GoB: Guild of Bricksmiths, http://www.bricksmiths.com/.
  • HOG: Hand of God - when you move minifigs around, they think it’s this.
  • ISD: Imperial Star Destroyer, 10030.
  • KABOB: Kid with a Bunch of Bricks.
  • LTC: LEGO Train Club, a suffix, usually appended to an area. A group of local train fans.
  • LUG: LEGO User Group, a suffix, usually appended to an area. A group of local fans.
  • LUGNET: LEGO User Group Network - http://www.lugnet.com
  • MF or m-f: Minifig; or, Millenium Falcon, 7190.
  • MIB: Mint In Box.
  • MISB: Mint In Sealed Box.
  • MISP: Mint In Sealed Polybag.
  • MOC: My Own Creation. Refers to original creations and also to the My Own Creation LEGO line. not to be confused with the moc!!!!!!!!
  • MT: Model Team, a LEGO line, or M-Tron a Space play theme.
  • NLF: Non-Lego Friend/Fiancé/Fiancée (usually Friend).
  • NLP: Non-Lego Parent.
  • NLS: Non-Lego Spouse.
  • NLSO: Non-Lego Significant Other.
  • PEWC (pronounced “puke”): Prefab Explorien Wing, Cockpit.
  • POOP: Piece (that can or should be made) of Other Pieces.
  • POV: Point of View; or, in POV-Ray, a rendering program for virtual images.
  • RIS: Robotic Invention System
  • S@H: LEGO Shop at Home - a direct order branch of LEGO. Also known as LS@H, SAH, LSAH.
  • SNOT: Studs Not On Top.
  • STAMP: Sticker Across Multiple Pieces.
  • SPUD: Special/Single Piece/Purpose Ugly/Useless/UnLEGOish Design/Decorative. Many people think that the many meanings of this acronym make it a great one, as it is not Single Purpose at all.
  • SW: Star Wars, a LEGO line.
  • TLC: The LEGO Company. Known by this name since autumn 1999, formerly TLG.
  • TLG: The Lego Group. Nowadays TLC, The Lego Company.

sources:
http://www.lugnet.com
various newsgroups

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