Clark, feel free to correct me on this if I misuse any names.
Common Nomenclature for Lego Families
mine | ||
![]() | A bent four-er | bent flatsie foursie |
![]() | Round flat one-er | round onesie; coin |
![]() | A flat clippy piece | flatsie clip |
![]() | A two-er with only one bobble | one-knob twosie flatsie |
![]() | A flat clippy bit | side clip flatsie |
![]() | A rectangular one-er | onesie |
![]() | Flat square one-er | flat onesie |
![]() | Cylinder one-er | round onesie |
![]() | A joining bit | short flagpole type thingy (I don't think we ever really discussed this one) |
![]() | Spinny bit | Spinny bit |
![]() | Flat one-er with no bobble | blank flatsie onesie |
![]() | Flat clippy piece | side onesie |
![]() | Groovy bit | Grill bit |
![]() | T-shaped joiney thing | I didn't have any of these in my Lego set. But I'd call it a t-bar. |
![]() | Light saber handle | I wish I had these in my Lego set. |
![]() | The piece that goes on top of the spinny piece to make it spin | spinny top |
![]() | An upper piece | upside down slanty foursie |
![]() | Two-er hole-y bit | skinny twosie with holes |
![]() | Lego crystal | ooh, that's a fancy one |
![]() | Four-er | twosie |
![]() | Microphone | nightstick |
![]() | Upper piece | tall slanty |
![]() | Three-er | skinny threesie |
![]() | Light saber blade | light saber |
![]() | A piece you clip wheels on | flat wheel base |
![]() | Wing piece | plane bit |
![]() | Fire piece | Fire |
![]() | L-shape | bent flatsie foursie |
![]() | Six-er | threesie |
![]() | Wing piece | airplane tail |
![]() | Control set | computer |
![]() | An attach-any-side piece | fire hydrant onesie |
![]() | A piece that you can clip something on the side | headlight onesie; onesie with a hole |
I think this is the first time our naming convention has ever been written down?
ReplyDeleteYou've got 2 bent flatsie foursies. I'm not saying you're wrong, because that really is what we would have called them, but it shows some of the weaknesses of our naming system.
Seeing it in print really made me realize our over use of the "sie" ending.
We're also not wonderfully consistent when calling things twosies or foursies. But then again, we were about six when we named everything.
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