Brickspace Dictionary: Huey

Huey (n.) (Hu·ey)
The 'huey' is the regular 2x2 Lego System brick, found in almost all Lego sets and MOCs. Though properly known as a 2x2 Brick, the Huey has many other names. The name 'Huey' comes from the cockney rhyming slang of 'two-by-two-ey' (just like a Rory is a 'two-by-four-ey'). It is also known as a Louis, a name taken from The Brick Issue 16, which features a character called Louis who is a 2x2 brick. The Huey is sometimes called a Desmond, from Desmond Tutu (two-two, two-by-two).

There are several variations on Hueys, though they are not used often. For example, a 2x2 plate could be a 'flat Huey', and a 1x2 brick could be a 'thin Huey'.

Hueys offer little in terms of building techniques, but Hueys can be part of a Greco Joint , which is when a short Technic cross-axel is wedged in the tube on the underside of the brick. This, however, is hard to undo, and is an illegal move (it stresses the tube).