anecdotage

¹

[ an-ik-doh-tij ]

noun

1. anecdotes collectively.

anecdotage

²

[ an-ik-doh-tij ]

noun

, Facetious.

1. the state of being advanced in age and strongly inclined to tell reminiscent anecdotes:

   Grandfather is in his anecdotage.

anecdotage

/ ˈænɪkˌdəʊtɪdʒ /

noun

1. anecdotes collectively
2. humorous.
   talkative or garrulous old age

Word History and Origins

Origin of anecdotage¹

First recorded in 1815–25; anecdote + -age

Origin of anecdotage²

1815–25; blend of anecdote and dotage

Word History and Origins

Origin of anecdotage¹

from anecdote + -age , with play on dotage

Example Sentences

The same year, he published the book “Anecdotage: Some Authentic Retrievals,” about his life in Washington and beyond.

From Washington Post

At 77, he is entering his anecdotage.

From New York Times

It will be noticed that in each case, Trump overruled the opinions of experts in immunology and pediatrics, and based his claims on anecdotage, supposedly from his own experience.

From Los Angeles Times

A long conversation is always punctuated by hilarious anecdotage, delivered with the relish of a true raconteur, but also a sense of melancholy and loss.

From BBC

They were simply an opportunity to spend time with a good storyteller, a droll soul with the skills to turn even the flimsiest bits of real-life anecdotage into pleasurable reading material.

From New York Times