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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One of them is The Curve, also known as Dead Man's Curve, a thriller from 1998 inspired by the urban legend that a student will receive an A letter grade should their roommate die tragically.
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Simon Thompson, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
What to know about the Louisville urban legend Where did the Pope Lick Monster come from?
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 28 Sep. 2024
John Hsu To avoid getting kicked out of the underworld, a ghost joins a small haunting talent agency and sets out to become the scariest urban legend of them all.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 17 Sep. 2024
Advertisement These stories have all the earmarks of urban legends ....
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2024
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Simon Thompson, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
What to know about the Louisville urban legend Where did the Pope Lick Monster come from?
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 28 Sep. 2024
John Hsu To avoid getting kicked out of the underworld, a ghost joins a small haunting talent agency and sets out to become the scariest urban legend of them all.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 17 Sep. 2024
Advertisement These stories have all the earmarks of urban legends ....
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2024
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“Urban legend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/urban%20legend. Accessed 15 Oct. 2024.
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