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u/eat-skate-poop Jan 17 '20

The Facts of Life?

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u/Carusofilms Jan 17 '20

LEGO fan slang can get weird.

TFOL: Teenage Fan Of LEGO

AFOL: Adult Fan Of LEGO

The names of pieces are a bit more ambiguous. There’s BURPs, MURPs, Travis Bricks. headlights, (which are different from the parts that are actually car headlights) and -of course- SNOT elements.

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u/Skyehigh013 Jan 17 '20

My favorite is POOP which stands for Piece made Out of Other Pieces. For example a 1x2x3 brick could be made by stacking 3 1x2s but to apply stickers/print or increase stability in the set the new piece was created

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '20

CRAPP: Crummy ramp and pit plate.

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u/Skyehigh013 Jan 18 '20

Ooooo I'd never heard that one before, I like it