Anecdotage

/ˌænɪkˈdoʊtɪdʒ/ noun

Definition

A tendency to relate many anecdotes; the frequent telling of anecdotes, sometimes excessively or instead of serious discussion.

Etymology

From 'anecdote' + '-age' (a suffix forming nouns of action or condition). Formed in English in the 19th century, paralleling terms like 'personage' or 'parentage.'

Kelly Says

Politicians and public figures mastered 'anecdotage' as a way to dodge difficult questions—a good story beats a tough answer every time, which is why politicians are basically professional anecdoteurs.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
anekdot ፍቅር
a-nek-dot fi-ker
ARالعربية
شغف بالقصص
shaghf bil-qissat
BNবাংলা
কাহিনীপ্রেমী
ka-hi-ni-pre-mee
CACatalà
amor per les anècdotes
a-mor per les a-ne-c-do-tes
CSČeština
milovník anecdot
mi-lov-ník a-ne-k-dot
DADansk
anekdot-elsker
a-nek-dot-el-sker
DEDeutsch
Anekdotenliebe
a-nek-do-ten-lee-be
ELΕλληνικά
φιλόλογος
fi-lo-logos
ESEspañol
anecdotismo
an-ek-do-tee-smo
FAفارسی
علاقه به لطایف
e-la-qe be la-ta-ye-f
FISuomi
anekdootoilij
a-nek-doo-to-i-li
FRFrançais
anecdotisme
an-ek-do-tizm
GUGU
કથા પ્રેમ
ka-tha pre-am
HAHA
soyayya ga labari
so-yay-ya ga la-ba-ri
HEעברית
אוהב סיפורים
o-hev si-pu-rim
HIहिन्दी
कहानीप्रेम
kahani-prem
HUMagyar
anekdot szerelmese
a-nek-dot se-re-l-me-se
IDBahasa Indonesia
kecintaan pada cerita lucu
ke-cin-taan pa-da ce-ri-ta lu-cu
IGIG
nwụrụ anụ
n-wu-ru a-nu
ITItaliano
anecdotalità
an-ek-do-ta-lee-ta
JA日本語
逸話好き
it-wa-suki
KKKK
анекдоттына сезімі
a-nek-dot-tyna se-zi-mi
KMKM
ស្រឡាញ់ ការពិពណ៌នា
sre-la-an ka-ar pi-pi-von-na
KO한국어
동화애호
dong-hwa-ae-ho
MRMR
वचनप्रेम
va-chan-pre-am
MSBahasa Melayu
cinta kepada cerita lucu
cin-ta ka-pa-da ce-ri-ta lu-cu
MYမြန်မာ
anekdot ကို လျှောက်
a-nek-dot ko li-shau-k
NLNederlands
anekdotafiel
an-ek-do-ta-fiel
NONorsk
anekdot-elsker
a-nek-dot-el-sker
PAPA
ਕਹਾਣੀਪ्रेਮ
ka-ha-ni-prem
PLPolski
miłośnik anegdot
mi-lo-sh-nik a-ne-g-dot
PTPortuguês
anecdótico
an-ek-do-ti-ku
RORomână
iubitor de anecdote
i-u-bi-tor de a-ne-k-dot-e
RUРусский
любовь к анекдотам
lyubov' k anecdotam
SVSvenska
anekdotälskare
a-nek-dot-els-ka-re
SWKiswahili
upendo wa hadithi za kuchekesha
u-pen-do wa ha-di-thi za ku-che-ke-sha
TAதமிழ்
கதைகளைக் கொண்டாட்டம்
ka-thaika-laik kon-da-tta-m
TEతెలుగు
కథల ప్రేమ
ka-tha-la pre-ma
THไทย
ความชอบเรื่องตลก
khwam chop reuang talok
TLTL
pag-ibig sa mga biro
pa-g-i-big sa mga bi-ro
TRTürkçe
anekdotseveri
an-ek-dot-se-ve-ri
UKУкраїнська
кохання до анекдотів
kohannya do anekt-ot-iv
URاردو
انہادیوں کا شوق
an-ha-di-yon ka shauq
VITiếng Việt
tình yêu truyện cười
tinh yeu truyen cui
YOYO
àgbọ́rọ́ àwọn ìtàn
a-g-bo-ro aw-on i-tan
ZH中文
轶事爱好
yìshì àihào
ZUZU
umshayeli wezulu
um-sha-ye-li we-zu-lu

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