Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun urban_legend

1 sense of urban legend

Sense 1
urban legend -- (a story that appears mysteriously and spreads spontaneously in various forms and is usually false; contains elements of humor or horror and is popularly believed to be true)
       => report, news report, story, account, write up -- (a short account of the news; "the report of his speech"; "the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious")