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

Someone has wittily said that only those in their anecdotage should tell stories.

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I thought my anecdotage scarcely worthy of so much honour; but I promised to make a weekly experiment in the Manchester Guardian.

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Indeed, he would sometimes remark, when a man fell into his anecdotage, it was a sign for him to retire from the world.

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In these years of Old Kennebec's "anecdotage," his pipe was his best listener and his truest confidant.

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Indeed, he would sometimes remark, when a man fell into his anecdotage it was a sign for him to retire from the world.

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