Dark Age Meaning?
5.5BRAINROT SCOREDark Age The period, usually starting in the teenage years, when an adult LEGO fan stops actively building and collecting before eventually returning to the hobby.
Origin:Long-standing AFOL (Adult Fan Of LEGO) community term for the hobby hiatus most adult builders describe going through before rediscovering LEGO as an adult.
First Seen:2026-08
Peak Era:2026 (AFOL Culture)
Aura Impact:+2 Aura (Coming Out of a Dark Age Harder Than Ever) / -1 Aura (Judging Someone Else's Dark Age)
EXAMPLE USAGE
"Just came out of a fifteen-year dark age, already have three sets on the way."
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