urban myth

Related to urban myth: Urban Legends

urban myth

A local myth, legend, or piece of folklore that becomes widely spread through informal means, especially by word of mouth, usually describing, dealing with, or attempting to explain mysterious, macabre, horrific, or humorous events or happenings. A: "Did you ever hear about the kid whose stomach exploded from eating Pop Rocks and drinking soda at the same time?" B: "Oh, that's just a silly old urban myth." I remember hearing an urban myth about a young woman who hides in a chest in her attic for game of hide-and-seek on her wedding day. She gets locked inside and isn't found until many years later.
See also: urban
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • urban
  • urban legend
  • urban tale
  • on the grapevine
  • on/through the grapevine
  • nummers
  • nummy
  • bundle
  • how-d'ye-do
  • flow