anecdote

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 9, 2026 is: anecdote \AN-ik-doht\ noun An anecdote is a short narrative about an interesting, funny, or biographical incident. // Dinner with our uncles means lots of anecdotes involving the mischief they got into as kids. See the entry > Examples: “Standing in front of a room of about 40 people … [NASCAR driver, Lavar] Scott told stories about his…