Usually means: Widely believed, false, fictional stories.
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  1. urban myth: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. urban myth: Merriam-Webster
  3. urban myth: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. urban myth: Collins English Dictionary
  5. urban myth: Wiktionary
  6. urban myth: Dictionary.com
  7. Urban myth: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. urban myth: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. Urban myth: Encyclopedia

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  1. Urban myth: Idioms

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  1. urban myth: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (urban myth)

noun:  A widely circulated story, often believed to be true by the teller, but usually distorted, exaggerated or fabricated for sensational effect, and often having elements of humour or horror.

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