urban legend


urban legend

An apocryphal story involving incidents of the recent past, often including elements of humor and horror, that spreads quickly and is popularly believed to be true.

ur′ban leg′end

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Noun1.urban legend - a story that appears mysteriously and spreads spontaneously in various forms and is usually false; contains elements of humor or horror and is popularly believed to be true
news report, write up, account, report, story - a short account of the news; "the report of his speech"; "the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious"
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also refused to undergo a DNA test simply because he wants to be a part of this urban legend.
Its aboriginal culture is also very rich which explains why hundreds of urban legends have been passed on through the centuries.
Bumblebees, as the urban legend goes, should not be able to fly.
The youngsters, from Washwood Technology College, Holte Secondary School, Lozells, and teens from young people's housing projects the Meeting House in Sandwell, and Ravenhurst in Birmingham, have teamed up with media and arts charity Hi8us to investigate local urban legends.
The most prominent theme seen in this urban legend is that acts of kindness and good deeds are rewarded in unexpected ways.
Urban Legend cost a mere $14 million (can there ever be such a thing as the word 'mere' when it comes to that much money?
I love a tall tale, so this urban legend coming out of this incredibly rich geographic epicenter that is next to Nowheresville really struck me.
I want to thank the GenQ folks for discussing the "lesbian until graduation" urban legend ["Lesbian, for Now," October 10], though I am dismayed this fairy tale continues.
There's an urban legend I can't confirm that one year Marilyn Monroe bought subscriptions for every member of the U.
Doubters claim the snaps are just a publicity stunt and belong in the realms of urban legend.

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