LEGO

American  

[leg-oh] / ˈlɛg oʊ /

Trademark.

1. a brand name for interlocking plastic building bricks used as construction toys, and related products and services.

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Lego British  

/ ˈlɛɡəʊ /

noun

1. a construction toy consisting of plastic bricks and other standardized components that fit together with studs

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Etymology

Origin of LEGO

First recorded in 1955–60; abbreviation of Danish leg godt “to play well”

Example Sentences

He is a happy seven-year-old boy who loves Lego and dinosaurs.

From BBC

“Casablanca” “Gone With the Wind” “Citizen Kane” “Mad Max” “It” “The Matrix” “Blade Runner” “Bonnie and Clyde” “The Minecraft Movie” “The Lego Movie” “Barbie” “The Shining” “The Conjuring” “Weapons” “Godzilla”

From Los Angeles Times

It has now broken his previous smallest handmade sculpture world record, The Lego Brick.

From BBC

The Red Lego Brick measures 0.02517mm by 0.02184mm.

From BBC

"My Yellow Smiley Face artwork is half the size of my Red Lego Brick artwork, which in turn was already four times smaller than the previous record," the artist said.

From BBC