Definitions

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  • proper noun trademark A toy made by the LEGO Company and consisting of small, coloured, plastic bricks that can be made to join together and be taken apart, used to construct buildings, vehicles, etc. (See usage notes below.)
  • adjective Made of LEGO.

Etymologies

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From Danish, a blend of leg ("play") + godt ("well")

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Examples

  • Lego for big boys and girls LEGO has released its first line of adult jewellery in the form of sterling silver rings adorned with the children's construction block.

    AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories 2010

  • In fact, I have the opposite problem: a ton of ideas that I get started on and then have to stop because my son needs something that cannot wait: like, for me to find a certain LEGO piece his the pile.

    Writer's Block...A Thing Of The Past | Write to Done 2009

  • President-elect Obama and his family along with Vice President-elect Joseph Biden and his wife will be replicated as mini-figures in LEGO brick. via

    The Mega Obama Post : about:blank 2009

  • I am not sure why LEGO is not selling these commercially.

    Star Wars: A New Hope Lego Chess Set - The Retroist 2010

  • Crawler Town - post-apocalyptic moving city, scavenging the wastelands and keeping it's inhabitants alive ... all done in LEGO ™.

    February 23rd, 2010 archmage 2010

  • If you have a good amount of LEGO is differing colors, I imagine you can do something pretty spectacular with these step by step instructions for building a Light Cycle out of LEGO.

    How to Build a TRON Light Cycle out of LEGO - The Retroist 2010

  • What the Internets are made for — a viral YouTube music video hit recreated in LEGO and then released to the masses once again via the same platform — how marvelous.

    Top 10 Best LEGO Music Videos on YouTube | Impact Lab 2010

  • Children all over the world have played with LEGO bricks for the past 50 years, and LEGO is still right at the top of many wish lists – just as it always has been.

    Happy Birthday LEGO 2008

  • Below are some of the scenes from the great zombie apocalypse in LEGO land.

    Scenes From the LEGO Zombie Apocalypse | /Film 2008

  • Now, this is a Russian website, so most of you won't know what the Hell it says, but basically, you're looking at New York done in LEGO ™ bricks.

    New York Lego archmage 2006

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