What does "AFOL" mean?

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I've seen the term AFOL around; for example, this site has an afol tag. What does AFOL stand for?

Note: when I asked this question, the afol tag was also on What does the acronym MOC stand for?. — Dori, Oct 26 '11 at 10:03

Peter Cassetta · Accepted Answer · 2011-10-26 04:29:47Z

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AFOL stands for "Adult Fan Of LEGO".

AFOL

Adult Fan of LEGO. The most common term used to refer to LEGO fans who are adults. Generally pronounced to rhyme with “hay-foal”.

Or from Brickipedia's glossary (also unofficial):

AFOL - Adult Fan Of LEGO

answered Oct 26 '11 at 4:17

Peter Cassetta

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I saw that meaning before asking, but it didn't explain the way afol tag is being used. Is there another meaning, or is the tag usage incorrect?
– Dori
Oct 26 '11 at 4:22
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The only question using that tag at the moment isn't really about adult fans.
– Joubarc
Oct 26 '11 at 4:27
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I'd say that it was a case of incorrect tag use - perhaps the OP considers themselves an AFOL, and tagged it as such?
– Zhaph - Ben Duguid ♦
Oct 26 '11 at 9:02
Thanks, all: I was wondering what it was I was missing, and the answer was that I wasn't!
– Dori
Oct 26 '11 at 10:04

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