I have a question...

[johnm is...]

Why do some people refer to Pacquiao as "The Pacman"?

Is it like "THE Ohio State University", or "THE U"

I don't get it.

[Akinapepemo]

Probably the in the same vein as to why people use 'The Batman'

[Danny Gunz]

Well people started calling him pac, short for pacquiao, then pacman just evolved from that

[S.G.]

It's insulting to the real Pacman

[Bogler]

MANny PACquiao. MANPAC -> PACMAN

[johnm is...]

Probably the in the same vein as to why people use 'The Batman'

Ah. I wasn't aware of that either.

[syphillis]

Why do some people refer to Pacquiao as "The Pacman"?

Is it like "THE Ohio State University", or "THE U"

I don't get it.

It's really that hard to get???

[CrackYourJaw]

There was a writer that refers to him as "THE Pacman," his reasoning is that he's that good.

And needs the "The" lol.

[johnm is...]

I understand "Pacman".

"THE" Pacman is what I was unsure of.

[johnm is...]

It's really that hard to get???

Yeah. I'm beating my head against the wall with confusion.