v. The art of gathering information necessary to determine the best course of action. From detegere (uncover) and fy, from ficere (to do or make).
Upon entering a social gathering, public arena or new environment one should detectify the surroundings in order to heighten the social or business experience.
The act of striping a nerd (social or otherwise) of their status as a nerd, in respects such as appearance, behavior, and in really successful cases, of their nerdish beliefs.
Ger.:denerdification
Ex: "Yeah, we're taking Susie to the market to get some normal clothes. We're attempting to denerdify her."
Ex: "Albert's denerdification process is failing miserably."
While our lifespan is the number of years we will live, our healthspan is the number of healthy years we will have and our sexspan is is the number of years we will continue to be healthy enough to continue having an active sex life.
A lighthearted reaction upon receiving disappointing news of some sort. Usually something that isn't a particularly a big deal, esp. when it primarily affects someone else - sort of a mild schadenfreude. Sometimes doubled or tripled, and possibly said in a sing-songy voice for added comedic effect to imitate a muted trumpet, which is how the meme originated.