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A
AFAIK: As Far As I Know.
AFOL: Adult Fan of LEGO.
ALE: Adult LEGO Enthusiast. This term was coined as an alternative to AFOL, since it is easier to pronounce.
ASAP: As Soon As Possible.
ASO: All Studs Out. Sometimes called SAO, Studs All Out
B
BI: Building Instructions.
BimP: Bricks in my Pocket, http://www.bricksinmypocket.org.
BF: most often BrickFest, http://www.brickfest.com.
BJ: Brad Justus, Senior Vice President of LEGO Direct.
BOGO: Buy One Get One ___ - usually with some percentage off, sometimes also free.
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.
BTW: By the Way.
BURP: Big Ugly Rock Piece - either of the mountain pieces, appearing usually in grey shades, but also tan, yellow, white and green.
BURPMAN: Big Ugly Rock Person Made Annoyingly Nonmobile - refers to the Rock Raiders’ monster.
BW: BrikWars, http://www.brikwars.com; or BricksWest, http://www.brickswest.com/, or Blacksmith\\\'s Wife (a favorite minifig among spacers)
BYFMTWW: Bring Your Favorite Minifig To Work Week - held around the week of December 11th. The tradition goes back to RTL days, possibly ‘96 or ‘95.
C
CA: Canada, California, or LEGO Consumer Affairs - telephone: 1-860-749-2291, fax: 1-860-763-0522.
CAD: Computer Aided Design.
CLSotW or CLSOTW: Cool LEGO Site of the Week, http://www.lugnet.com/cool/.
CMIIW: Correct Me If I‘m Wrong.
CRAPP: Crummy Ramp and Pit Plate - the baseplate with a ramp and pit.
CS: Classic-Space, a Space theme and a building style mimicing the original theme.
CSF: Classic-Space Forum
D
DDK: Droid Developer Kit, 9748.
DFD: Deep Freeze Defender, 6973.
DSDK: Dark Side Developer Kit, 9754.
E
EU: Euro, European currency.
F
FA: For Auction.
FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions.
FBTB: From Bricks To Bothans, www.fbtb.net.
FOTD/W/M/Y/C: Find of the Day/Week/Month/Year/Century - a very good/cheap/large/rare deal involving lego.
FS: For Sale.
FS/T, FSOT: For Sale or Trade.
FT: For Trade.
FTR: For the Record.
FWIW: For What it’s Worth.
FYI: For Your Information.
G
GE: Galaxy Explorer
H
HAND: Have A Nice Day.
HOG: Hand of God - when you move minifigs around, they think it’s this.
HP: Harry Potter, a LEGO line.
HTH: Hope That Helps.
I
IANAL or I ANAL: I Am Not a Lawyer.
IE: Microsoft Internet Explorer.
IIDSSM: If I Do Say So Myself.
IIRC: If I Recall Correctly.
IMHO: In My Humble Opinion.
IMNSHO: In My Not So Humble Opinion.
IMO: In My Opinion.
IOW: In Other Words.
ISD: Imperial Star Destroyer, 10030.
K
KABOB: Kid with a Bunch of Bricks.
KK: Knight’s Kingdom, a Castle play theme.
KFOL: Kid Fan of LEGO.
L
LA: in California context, Los Angeles; in Australia context, LEGO Australia.
LD: LEGO Direct.
LDD:LEGO Digital Designer. TLC produced 3D building software.
LIC: LEGO Imagination Center, a type of store directly affiliated with the LEGO Company.
LMK: Let Me Know.
LMKWYT: Let Me Know What You Think.
LOL: Laughing Out Loud.
LOM: Life On Mars, a LEGO line.
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.
LUGNET: LEGO User Group Network
M
MCM: Mega/Multi Core Magnetizer, 6989.
MF or m-f: Minifig; or, Millenium Falcon, 7190.
MIB: Mint In Box.
MISB: Mint In Sealed Box.
MISP: Mint In Sealed Polybag.
MOA: Mall Of America.
MOC: My Own Creation. Refers to original creations and also to the My Own Creation LEGO line.
MOT: My Own Train, a LEGO subtheme of the 9V Train play theme. These sets are customizable, and are manufactured by The LEGO Company (TLC). They should not to be confused with MOCs, see entry above, which are original creations.
MOTD/W/M: Model of the Day/Week/Month, etc.
MSIE: Microsoft Internet Explorer.
MT: Model Team, a LEGO line, or M-Tron a Space play theme.
N
NDL: Neptune Discovery Lab, 6195.
NLF: Non-Lego Friend/Fianc /Fianc e (usually Friend).
NLP: Non-Lego Parent.
NLS: Non-Lego Spouse.
NLSO: Non-Lego Significant Other.
NN: Netscape Navigator.
O
OBO: Or Best Offer.
OMFIAMP: One Man’s Food is Another Man’s Posion.
OTOH: On the Other Hand.
P
PAB: Pick-A-Brick- bins of sorted parts for sale by weight or volumn at certain LEGO retail locations.
PEWC (pronounced “puke”): Prefab Explorien Wing, Cockpit.
PLMKWYT Please let me know what you think
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.
R
RBR: Red Beard Runner, 6289; or Rebel Blockade Runner, 10019.
RIS: Robotic Invention System, either version 1.0 (9719), version 1.5 (9747) or version 2.0 (3804).
ROFL (or variants): Rolling On the Floor Laughing - this often appears with more letters at the end, e.g. ROFLOL is Rolling On the Floor Laughing Out Loud. There are too many variants to list them.
RPG: Role Playing Game.
RR: Railroad or Rock Raiders, an Underground play theme.
RSN: Really Soon Now.
RTL: rec.toys.lego - a USENET group devoted to Lego.
S
S@H: LEGO Shop at Home - a direct order branch of LEGO. Call to order, or request a free mail-in catalog: 1-800-4-LEGOLA, or go to http://shop.lego.com/. Also known as LS@H, SAH, LSAH.
SAH: See S@H.
SAO: Studs All Out. Sometimes called ASO, All Studs Out
SHIP: Seriously Huge Investment in Parts - Generally a large spaceship over 100 studs in length, see the Shipyard for more info.
SNOT: Studs Not On Top.
SP: Space Police, a Space play theme - refers to black/blue/trans-red variety. Also SP1. Or, if appearing “(sp?)”, refers to questionable spelling.
SP1: See SP.
SP2: Space Police 2, a Space play theme - refers to gray/black/red/trans-green variety.
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.
T
TC: Time Cruisers, a discontinued play theme.
TIA: Thanks In Advance.
TLC: The LEGO Company. Known by this name since autumn 1999, formerly TLG.
TLG: The Lego Group. Nowadays TLC, The Lego Company.
TRU: Toys ‘R’ Us.
TT: Time Twisters, a discontinued play theme.
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UCS: Ultimate Collecor’s Series, a Star Wars play theme geared towards experienced builders.
W
WIP: Work In Progress
WM: Wal-Mart.
WTB: Want To Buy.
WTT: Want To Trade.
WW: Wild West, fan dubbing of the Western LEGO line.
X
XP: A fragile, but functioning operating system.
Y
YCLIU: You Could Look it up.
YMMV: Your Mileage May Vary.
Z
ZB: Zany Brainy, a retail store chain. Now closed.
Originally posted to LUGNET by Shiri Dori. Edited with updates by Aaron Sneary.
AFAIK: As Far As I Know.
AFOL: Adult Fan of LEGO.
ALE: Adult LEGO Enthusiast. This term was coined as an alternative to AFOL, since it is easier to pronounce.
ASAP: As Soon As Possible.
ASO: All Studs Out. Sometimes called SAO, Studs All Out
B
BI: Building Instructions.
BimP: Bricks in my Pocket, http://www.bricksinmypocket.org.
BF: most often BrickFest, http://www.brickfest.com.
BJ: Brad Justus, Senior Vice President of LEGO Direct.
BOGO: Buy One Get One ___ - usually with some percentage off, sometimes also free.
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.
BTW: By the Way.
BURP: Big Ugly Rock Piece - either of the mountain pieces, appearing usually in grey shades, but also tan, yellow, white and green.
BURPMAN: Big Ugly Rock Person Made Annoyingly Nonmobile - refers to the Rock Raiders’ monster.
BW: BrikWars, http://www.brikwars.com; or BricksWest, http://www.brickswest.com/, or Blacksmith\\\'s Wife (a favorite minifig among spacers)
BYFMTWW: Bring Your Favorite Minifig To Work Week - held around the week of December 11th. The tradition goes back to RTL days, possibly ‘96 or ‘95.
C
CA: Canada, California, or LEGO Consumer Affairs - telephone: 1-860-749-2291, fax: 1-860-763-0522.
CAD: Computer Aided Design.
CLSotW or CLSOTW: Cool LEGO Site of the Week, http://www.lugnet.com/cool/.
CMIIW: Correct Me If I‘m Wrong.
CRAPP: Crummy Ramp and Pit Plate - the baseplate with a ramp and pit.
CS: Classic-Space, a Space theme and a building style mimicing the original theme.
CSF: Classic-Space Forum
D
DDK: Droid Developer Kit, 9748.
DFD: Deep Freeze Defender, 6973.
DSDK: Dark Side Developer Kit, 9754.
E
EU: Euro, European currency.
F
FA: For Auction.
FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions.
FBTB: From Bricks To Bothans, www.fbtb.net.
FOTD/W/M/Y/C: Find of the Day/Week/Month/Year/Century - a very good/cheap/large/rare deal involving lego.
FS: For Sale.
FS/T, FSOT: For Sale or Trade.
FT: For Trade.
FTR: For the Record.
FWIW: For What it’s Worth.
FYI: For Your Information.
G
GE: Galaxy Explorer
H
HAND: Have A Nice Day.
HOG: Hand of God - when you move minifigs around, they think it’s this.
HP: Harry Potter, a LEGO line.
HTH: Hope That Helps.
I
IANAL or I ANAL: I Am Not a Lawyer.
IE: Microsoft Internet Explorer.
IIDSSM: If I Do Say So Myself.
IIRC: If I Recall Correctly.
IMHO: In My Humble Opinion.
IMNSHO: In My Not So Humble Opinion.
IMO: In My Opinion.
IOW: In Other Words.
ISD: Imperial Star Destroyer, 10030.
K
KABOB: Kid with a Bunch of Bricks.
KK: Knight’s Kingdom, a Castle play theme.
KFOL: Kid Fan of LEGO.
L
LA: in California context, Los Angeles; in Australia context, LEGO Australia.
LD: LEGO Direct.
LDD:LEGO Digital Designer. TLC produced 3D building software.
LIC: LEGO Imagination Center, a type of store directly affiliated with the LEGO Company.
LMK: Let Me Know.
LMKWYT: Let Me Know What You Think.
LOL: Laughing Out Loud.
LOM: Life On Mars, a LEGO line.
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.
LUGNET: LEGO User Group Network
M
MCM: Mega/Multi Core Magnetizer, 6989.
MF or m-f: Minifig; or, Millenium Falcon, 7190.
MIB: Mint In Box.
MISB: Mint In Sealed Box.
MISP: Mint In Sealed Polybag.
MOA: Mall Of America.
MOC: My Own Creation. Refers to original creations and also to the My Own Creation LEGO line.
MOT: My Own Train, a LEGO subtheme of the 9V Train play theme. These sets are customizable, and are manufactured by The LEGO Company (TLC). They should not to be confused with MOCs, see entry above, which are original creations.
MOTD/W/M: Model of the Day/Week/Month, etc.
MSIE: Microsoft Internet Explorer.
MT: Model Team, a LEGO line, or M-Tron a Space play theme.
N
NDL: Neptune Discovery Lab, 6195.
NLF: Non-Lego Friend/Fianc /Fianc e (usually Friend).
NLP: Non-Lego Parent.
NLS: Non-Lego Spouse.
NLSO: Non-Lego Significant Other.
NN: Netscape Navigator.
O
OBO: Or Best Offer.
OMFIAMP: One Man’s Food is Another Man’s Posion.
OTOH: On the Other Hand.
P
PAB: Pick-A-Brick- bins of sorted parts for sale by weight or volumn at certain LEGO retail locations.
PEWC (pronounced “puke”): Prefab Explorien Wing, Cockpit.
PLMKWYT Please let me know what you think
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.
R
RBR: Red Beard Runner, 6289; or Rebel Blockade Runner, 10019.
RIS: Robotic Invention System, either version 1.0 (9719), version 1.5 (9747) or version 2.0 (3804).
ROFL (or variants): Rolling On the Floor Laughing - this often appears with more letters at the end, e.g. ROFLOL is Rolling On the Floor Laughing Out Loud. There are too many variants to list them.
RPG: Role Playing Game.
RR: Railroad or Rock Raiders, an Underground play theme.
RSN: Really Soon Now.
RTL: rec.toys.lego - a USENET group devoted to Lego.
S
S@H: LEGO Shop at Home - a direct order branch of LEGO. Call to order, or request a free mail-in catalog: 1-800-4-LEGOLA, or go to http://shop.lego.com/. Also known as LS@H, SAH, LSAH.
SAH: See S@H.
SAO: Studs All Out. Sometimes called ASO, All Studs Out
SHIP: Seriously Huge Investment in Parts - Generally a large spaceship over 100 studs in length, see the Shipyard for more info.
SNOT: Studs Not On Top.
SP: Space Police, a Space play theme - refers to black/blue/trans-red variety. Also SP1. Or, if appearing “(sp?)”, refers to questionable spelling.
SP1: See SP.
SP2: Space Police 2, a Space play theme - refers to gray/black/red/trans-green variety.
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.
T
TC: Time Cruisers, a discontinued play theme.
TIA: Thanks In Advance.
TLC: The LEGO Company. Known by this name since autumn 1999, formerly TLG.
TLG: The Lego Group. Nowadays TLC, The Lego Company.
TRU: Toys ‘R’ Us.
TT: Time Twisters, a discontinued play theme.
[****]
UCS: Ultimate Collecor’s Series, a Star Wars play theme geared towards experienced builders.
W
WIP: Work In Progress
WM: Wal-Mart.
WTB: Want To Buy.
WTT: Want To Trade.
WW: Wild West, fan dubbing of the Western LEGO line.
X
XP: A fragile, but functioning operating system.
Y
YCLIU: You Could Look it up.
YMMV: Your Mileage May Vary.
Z
ZB: Zany Brainy, a retail store chain. Now closed.
Originally posted to LUGNET by Shiri Dori. Edited with updates by Aaron Sneary.
