anecdotage

¹ American  

[an-ik-doh-tij] / ˈæn ɪkˌdoʊ tɪdʒ /

noun

1. anecdotes collectively.

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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.

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anecdotage British  

/ ˈænɪkˌdəʊtɪdʒ /

noun

1. anecdotes collectively

2. humorous talkative or garrulous old age

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Etymology

Origin of anecdotage¹

First recorded in 1815–25; anecdote + -age

Origin of anecdotage¹

1815–25; blend of anecdote and 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

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

The word "anecdotage" - a joke used by Disraeli and others to describe a time in life when one tells stories so much "it's a sign to retire from the world" - dates back nearly two centuries.

From BBC