urban legend

English

Noun

urban legend (plural urban legends)

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.

Synonyms

Translations

apocryphal story

Chinese:
Mandarin: 傳聞 (zh), 传闻 (zh) (chuánwén), 都市傳說, 都市传说 (dūshì chuánshuō)
Danish: vandrehistorie c
Dutch: broodjeaapverhaal (nl) n, stadslegende
Finnish: urbaanilegenda (fi), kaupunkilegenda (fi), kaupunkitarina (fi)
French: légende urbaine (fr) f
Galician: lenda urbana f

German: moderne Legende f, Großstadtlegende f
Hungarian: városi legenda
Japanese: 都市伝説 (ja) (としでんせつ, toshi densetsu)
Kazakh: қала аңызы (qala añızı)
Russian: городска́я леге́нда f (gorodskája legénda)
Swedish: vandringssägen c, klintbergare (sv) c
Turkish: şehir efsanesi

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