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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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.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 31 May 2026
Contrary to urban legend, Franco never tried out for Inter.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 27 May 2026
The film adaptation will expand beyond the game’s premise by folding in local urban legends, ghost stories, and old Vietnamese customs.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 May 2026
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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.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 31 May 2026
Contrary to urban legend, Franco never tried out for Inter.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 27 May 2026
The film adaptation will expand beyond the game’s premise by folding in local urban legends, ghost stories, and old Vietnamese customs.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 May 2026
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“Urban legend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/urban%20legend. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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