URBANLEGEND

Urban legend

An urban legend, urban myth, urban tale, or contemporary legend, is a form of modern folklore consisting of stories that may or may not have been believed by their tellers to be true. As with all folklore and mythology, the designation suggests nothing about the story's veracity, but merely that it is in circulation, exhibits variation over time, and carries some significance that motivates the community in preserving and propagating it.

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Urban Legend

Urban Legend is a 1998 slasher film starring Jared Leto, Alicia Witt, Rebecca Gayheart, Michael Rosenbaum and Tara Reid. The film is based on the premise that a killer is using the methods of death described in certain urban legends as a means to kill the victims.

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urban legend

Noun

  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.


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