Lego
/ˈlɛɡəʊ
/noun [mass noun] trademark
A construction toy consisting of interlocking plastic building blocks: pieces of Lego a vast Lego collection...
- Slowly, you take a few pieces of Lego and stick them together, as you once did as a child.
- But anyone who hasn't looked at Lego toys since his or her own childhood is in for a rude shock.
- As most geeks know, playing with Lego is superb training in math and geometry.
Origin
1950s: from Danish leg godt 'play well', from lege 'to play'.