anecdote

/หˆรฆ.nษชk.doสŠt/

IPA: /AE1 N AH0 K D OW0 T/

noun
  1. 1

    A short account of a real incident or person, often humorous or interesting.

  2. 2

    An account which supports an argument, but which is not supported by scientific or statistical analysis.

  3. 3

    A previously untold secret account of an incident.

verb
  1. 1

    To tell anecdotes (about).

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/anecdote