Anecdotes

a short version of an interesting or humorous incident or a short often amusing story, especially about something someone has done.

she told one or two amusing anecdotes about her years as a BJ queen.

by harley April 3, 2005

alphabetical anecdotes

Assorted "A-to-Z" bu**s**t tales supposedly relating past events, such as:
banecdotes: When you got shown da door fer misbehavin'
branecdotes: What da Scarecrow's thinking-organ was composed of
canecdotes: How da clutter of empty food-containers came to exist
clanecdotes: Where yer group of weird-a** "loyal followers" came from
fanecdotes: Same as above, only said dedicated admirers are now also swishing themselves wif pleated-paper breeze-makers :P
Franecdotes: How Miss Fine shocked and/or amused Max's family during her period as a nanny and/or Max's wife
glanecdotes: What one or more luscious-lipped chicks have done wif dat juicy head on yer you-know-what
granecdotes: Assorted goings-on during visits to "Big Ma's house"
klanecdotes: "The Five Orange Pips" and similar stories
LANecdotes: Da occasional service-blackouts and other assorted crap dat you endure regarding yer internet service
manecdotes: Assorted "cool dude" happenings
manicdotes: Various "totally hyper" goings-on

Additional examples of alphabetical anecdotes include:

nanecdotes: Same as da actress-Drescher-related definition above
panecdotes: Da assorted tough-sailor-clunking shenanigans dat Laurel and Hardy performed outside da saloon in "Live Ghost"
panicdotes: Da assorted terrified emotions dat said comic duo suffered when said swarthy brutes discovered dat they had been shanghaied
planecdotes: Various "here's what we're gonna do today" tales
ranecdotes: What happened during either Boston Marathons or horse-races
scanecdotes: Yer antivirus-software adventures
spanecdotes: Various gap-bridging events
Stanecdotes: Laurel's adventure-tales dat he later tells to Hardy
swanecdotes: Related In Louie Da Trumpeter's book
tanecdotes: Adventures in da sun
tranecdotes: What ya read about in an LGBTQ newsletter
vanicdotes: Hippie-movement adventures while tootling around da country in an old VW bus
wanicdotes: "Back when I was a scrawny weakling" stories dat a hard-muscled health-guru relates to his audience

by QuacksO November 19, 2025

Anecdote Andy

Someone who constantly commits post hoc fallacies during a contentious debate that usually calls for statistical evidence, specifically within the realms of social sciences.

Chud: I know from personal experience how inherently violent African Americans are. As a child, I was only bullied by black kids in a predominantly white school!
Chad: Nice argument, Anecdote Andy.

by eatmysweetass December 26, 2020

Anecdote

a short account of a particular incident or event of an interesting or amusing nature.

To hear an anecdote in your dream, signifies that you will be surrounded by joyous and pleasure-seeking people.

He told us an anecdote of politicians he had once knew.

by btr'spnk January 12, 2008

Anecdeets

An anecdotal story told with incredible (and usually unnecessary) detail.

Bryan: So then these two hotties started making out, and remember how one was wearing that top that let her bra show? Well I had been pounding the rum - not that spiced shit, always dark - you know how I feel about white Rum, especially after Cuba, and I had had like 4 beers before going out, but you know beer before liquor - or is it liquor before beer? - but the organic stuff because I get less hungover...

Gavin: Ease on the anecdeets, yo - did you mac that shit or what?

by TorontoGavin September 12, 2010

anecdotalist

Someone who gathers or tells anecdotes

Garzo was a good anecdotalist, he could retell many an entertaining anecdote to lasto down the boozer

by Fray-Z December 17, 2009

Anecdotal Evidence

Bullshit terminology made up by pseudo-intellectuals to dismiss anything that doesn't match up with their bullshit.

Dad claims my many links to people dying from the vaccine is "anecdotal evidence" which he never even looked at it because he think the feds will tell him the truth, just like how 9/11 was totally not a inside job.

by The Painful Reality May 5, 2021