# "Aha! THAT'S what that Dopername means! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 10, 2010, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aha-thats-what-that-dopername-means/549779 "2010-08-10T01:45:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 72
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> [@jasonh300](#): > > > [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > > > Not quite, it’s an imperative _eat_, not the present tense \*eats \*. It’s a variety of pea, where you eat the entire pod whole. > > > > … Or is it **man get out** , as \*\*Tengu \*\*might possibly read it? > > Okay, I see there’s some disagreement here. I’d always thought Mangetout looked like something in French until a few months ago when “Man Get Out” suddenly became obvious. Am I wrong? [From this thread.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=406210&highlight=username) > [@So, how'd you get your username?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-howd-you-get-your-username/390049/9): > > I’m a bit of a foodie - Mange Tout = ‘eat everything’ in French - (pre-emptive strike: yes, I know you all thought it was Man Get Out, but it isn’t). > > When I first joined the internets, I had this shiny dream that I would create the best ever website all about food and eating - I did create a website but frankly, it sucked donkey balls and there were already lots of other sites all about food, but the name **Mangetout** , which I chose at that time, has stuck. > > I was thinking of changing it to **Wet Pink Scrotal Chicken** , but I probably won’t bother. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aha-thats-what-that-dopername-means/549779)._