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Complete Definition of "urban legend"

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Noun
en-noun|sg=urban legend

  1. A widely circulated story that is untrue or apocryphal, often having elements of humour or horror.

#: The claim that alligators live in New York City's sewers is an old urban legend.

Synonyms
rumor
urban myth

Related terms
campus legend

Translations
Danish: vandrehistorie c

See also
conspiracy theory
conventional wisdom
hoax
old wive's tale
shaggy dog story
tall tale

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