1. a collection or series of anecdotes; the telling of anecdotes
Usage: often used to describe the practice or habit of telling anecdotes
2. trivial or unreliable information presented as fact; gossip or hearsay
Usage: informal; often pejorative

Examples

• The professor's lecture was filled with anecdotage rather than rigorous analysis.
• Her book relies too heavily on anecdotage and lacks scholarly sources.
• The dinner conversation devolved into anecdotage about their college days.
• Political campaigns often rely on anecdotage to appeal to voters emotionally.
• The documentary was criticized for presenting anecdotage as historical fact.
• He entertained the guests with anecdotage from his years as a diplomat.