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Why MightyFunk?

Q: Why do you have the name Mightyfunk?

A: Because every singular word for domain names in the english language has already been taken or put on market for exorbitant prices. I went down a list of names that sounded catchy, but all of them had been nabbed. Then I went down two-word domain names and this suddenly popped into my head for no apparent reason whatsoever. I was actually surprised that it was available. I was even more surprised that the .net and mightyfunky.com was available which I quickly registered.

This wasn’t my first choice as I had a few more dot com names I could have chosen from, but when I read the list of new domains to friends, they all laughed when I said ‘mightyfunk.com.’ So mightyfunk was it.

Q: Does this site have anything to do with funk?

A: Beats the shit out of me. Your guess is as good as mine. Maybe it will. Maybe it won’t.

Q: What the funk?!?

A: According to Merriam-Webster dictionary:
Main Entry: funk
Pronunciation: \f??k\
Function: noun
Etymology: probably ultimately from French dialect (Picard) funquer to give off smoke
Date: 1623
:a strong offensive smell

Function: verb
Date: circa 1739
intransitive verb
: to become frightened and shrink back
transitive verb
1: to be afraid of: dread
2: to shrink from undertaking or facing

Function: noun
Etymology: back-formation from funky
Date: 1959
1: music that combines traditional forms of black music (as blues, gospel, or soul) and is characterized by a strong backbeat
2: the quality or state of being funky <jeans…have lost much of their funk — Tom Wolfe>

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