urban legend
noun
: an often lurid story or anecdote that is based on hearsay and widely circulated as true
the urban legend of alligators living in the sewers
called also urban myth
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Yet Schwartz’s books were nothing more than cautionary tales and retellings of old urban legends written in a way for a young brain to digest and get excited about—god forbid kids like a good story!
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Spin Team,
SPIN,
22 June 2026
Its decaying corridors and operating rooms have inspired countless urban legends, ghost stories, and paranormal investigations.
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Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
15 June 2026
In the days since A$AP Rocky’s Don’t Be Dumb seemingly became another rap urban legend, Chicago has been a part of the album’s journey.
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Mark Braboy,
VIBE.com,
31 May 2026
Thus was born a creepypasta—a term that does not mean a plate of squid-ink farfalle but, rather, a freaky urban legend, built for online dissemination.
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Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
31 May 2026
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Spin Team,
SPIN,
22 June 2026
Its decaying corridors and operating rooms have inspired countless urban legends, ghost stories, and paranormal investigations.
—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
15 June 2026
In the days since A$AP Rocky’s Don’t Be Dumb seemingly became another rap urban legend, Chicago has been a part of the album’s journey.
—
Mark Braboy,
VIBE.com,
31 May 2026
Thus was born a creepypasta—a term that does not mean a plate of squid-ink farfalle but, rather, a freaky urban legend, built for online dissemination.
—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
31 May 2026
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“Urban legend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/urban%20legend. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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