anecdotage

¹ American  

[an-ik-doh-tij] / ˈæn ɪkˌdoʊ tɪdʒ /

noun

1. anecdotes collectively.

---

anecdotage ² American  

[an-ik-doh-tij] / ˈæn ɪkˌdoʊ tɪdʒ /

noun

Facetious.

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

   Grandfather is in his anecdotage.

---

anecdotage British  

/ ˈænɪkˌdəʊtɪdʒ /

noun

1. anecdotes collectively

2. humorous talkative or garrulous old age

---

Etymology

Origin of anecdotage¹

First recorded in 1815–25; anecdote + -age

Origin of anecdotage²

1815–25; blend of anecdote and dotage

---

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

anecdotage

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 ● Oct. 14, 2019

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 ● Dec. 13, 2017

Never mind the evidence, accept my anecdotage: this weather's not right.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 29, 2013

How to explain the timeless appeal of Little Ron in his anecdotage?

From The Guardian ● Dec. 23, 2010

Instantly in poured other infuriated old Etonians, also in anecdotage, to pit their memories against his.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, January 26, 1916 by Sir Owen Seaman

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

---