a usu short account of an interesting or amusing incident
anecdotalist /-ʹdohtəlist/ noun
anecdotic /-ʹdotik/ adj
anecdotical /-ʹdotikl/ adj
anecdotist /ʹanikdohtist/ noun
[French anecdote from Greek anekdota unpublished items, neuter pl of anekdotos unpublished, from a-2 + ekdotos published]