urban myth

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ˌurban ˈmyth (also urban legend) noun [countable]  RFa story about an unusual event which happened recently that a lot of people believe, although it is probably not true 都市神话，都市传奇〔指可能不实但人们仍相信的不寻常的事〕

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urban myth• Or is he just an urban myth?

ˌurban ˈmyth nounChineseSyllable  

unusual an story about Corpus which happened a event

urban myth
ˌurban ˈmyth , ˌurban ˈlegend noun [countable]
a story about an unusual event which happened recently that a lot of people believe, although it is probably not true

urban mythBrE /ˌɜːbən ˈmɪθ/ 🔊NAmE /ˌɜːrbən ˈmɪθ/ 🔊 (also ˌurban ˈlegend) nouna story about an amusing or strange event that is supposed to have happened, which is often repeated and which many people believe is true 都市传奇（街谈巷议的传闻或趣事）