urban myth

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noun

a story, esp one with a shocking or amusing ending, related as having actually happened, usu. to someone vaguely connected with the teller

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Words nearby urban myth

urbanity, Urban IV, urbanization, urbanize, urban legend, urban myth, urbanology, urban renewal, urban sociology, urban sprawl, Urban V

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How to use urban myth in a sentence

We see detoxing as a path to transcendence, a symbol of modern urban virtue and self-transformation through abstinence.
How Taryn Toomey’s ‘The Class’ Became New York’s Latest Fitness Craze|Lizzie Crocker|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
In the 70s, this myth kept openly gay people out of teaching positions.
Freaking Out About Age Gaps in Gay Relationships Is Homophobic|Samantha Allen|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
In the wee hours of Christmas morning, a flight deal was shared in an exclusive Facebook group for urban travelers.
‘We Out Here’: Inside the New Black Travel Movement|Charlise Ferguson|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Young, hip, urban millennials are using tools like Instagram to become one of the fastest growing travel markets.
‘We Out Here’: Inside the New Black Travel Movement|Charlise Ferguson|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST

And they all travel affordably, busting the myth that travel is only for the elite.
‘We Out Here’: Inside the New Black Travel Movement|Charlise Ferguson|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The myth of "Boreas and Orithyia," though faulty perhaps in technique, is good in conception and arrangement.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D.|Clara Erskine Clement
Urban property and lands were assessed at values far beyond those at which the owners truly estimated them.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
Today in the cities, and particularly in the quickly growing urban areas, there are different conditions.
Report of the Special Committee on Moral Delinquency in Children and Adolescents|Oswald Chettle Mazengarb et al.
But what, in the name of the great prince, is the meaning of her declining the urban expedition?
Private Letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 1 (of 2)|Edward Gibbon
I could find no solution, unless it be that instinctive belief of a city-bred civilization that all joys are urban.
The Idyl of Twin Fires|Walter Prichard Eaton