Some LEGO related Terms and Keywords that you may not be familiar with.

• LEGO – a construction toy consisting of interlocking plastic building blocks. This definition may be painfully obvious, but you never know who might need it.
• Brick – The standard lego piece that is generally used for most LEGO builds. Its basically the heart and soul of any LEGO creation, barring Technic.
• Plate – Thinner than bricks and arguably one of the most used pieces in sets. Three plates stacked on top of each other equal a brick.
• Stud – a singular ‘bump’ on the top of a LEGO element. These are one of the common attributes responsible for LEGO ‘sticking’ together when placed on top of one another.
• Tile – thin elements, like plates but without any studs on top.
• Minifig (MF) – An official LEGO Minifigure. A full size minifig is about 4 bricks tall.
• Brick Built – a LEGO build or set that is composed of basic LEGO elements, instead of more specialized elements. Much of the time, this technique looks a lot more advanced if pulled off right.
• SNOT – Studs Not On Top. This is a very techniquely advanced…technique?
• NPU – Nice Part Usage. Especially using food IMHO.
• MOC – My Own Creation.
• AFOL – Adult Fan of LEGO.
• TFOL – Teen Fan of LEGO.
• TLC – The LEGO Company
• TLG – The LEGO Group
• Purist – A LEGO builder who only works with official lego parts. The opposite of this is a Custom Builder.