Anecdar

Adj; generally used to refer to a person who is being a diva; a reference to a person of male gender who is portrayed as 'tough' but is really just a conceited ass.

When we're playing volleyball and a player doesn't want to rotate so the setter gets pissy and walks off the court, we tell him "stop be wa anecdar"!

Anecdar by JEM2012 March 16, 2012

anecdata 

The usage of multiple points of anecdotal data to confirm any stipulation, often used to "prove" pseudo-scientific claims of illnesses and treatments.

Jenny McCarthy uses anecdata gathered from dozens of accounts to support her pseudo-scientific treatment for childhood autism.

anecdata by BabbleOn5 January 12, 2010

Anecdata 

Anecdotal information gathered and then presented as fact.

I know the company hasn't done a study yet, but can you give me the anecdata on the consumer experience?

Anecdata by corppop April 30, 2009

anecdata 

Anecdata is psuedo-data produced from anecdotes.

A compilation of correlated stories or other single pieces of information produced to appear like actual scientific data.

Video of several concerned guys in suits discussing why they decided to return their bonuses given after their companies when broke. Voiceover: "Many high paid execs give back bonuses at Big Bank and Big Brokerages."

The viewer might believe this anecdata was real data about bonus returns.

anecdata by tiger77 April 3, 2009

anecdate 

A date that is so incredibly awful that the only reason you don't walk out is so that you can describe the scene in detail to your friends for years to come.

Although Craig was possibly the most outrageously boring man she had ever been on a date with, Alice felt that she had to stay until the end as it would at least make an amazing anecdate to tell her friends about afterwards.

anecdate by Clarebear81 June 20, 2011

anectardal 

adjective:
based on dim-witted personal observation, flawed case study reports, or random, thoughtless investigations rather than systematic scientific evaluation: anectardal evidence

Anectardally, nobody you know has died from COVID-19. It's clearly a hoax.

anectardal by ambitin January 18, 2021

anecdatal

The adjective form of anecdata (anecdote + data). When something functions as an anecdote and data, it is anecdatal.

This research is totally anecdatal.

We need to analyze the anecdatal information.

anecdatal by LingDanc803 March 28, 2023