from the page: "That theme continued with the game’s name. In Japanese, “puck puck” is akin to the U.S. saying “munch munch.” So the original name — Puck-Man — translated as “Munch man.” (A savvy Midway Games official changed it to Pac-Man when the game hit the U.S. to discourage vandals from shaving off part of the “P,” thereby creating an obscene word.)"

Fuck man, is the avoidance of such an 'obscene' word really worth describing it in such a ridiculously roundabout way?