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urban myth

noun as in urban legend

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Serafinowicz, one of the creators of hit sitcoms Motherland and Amandaland, saw comic value in merging the urban myth of Coleen's supposedly missing engagement band with JRR Tolkien's classic ring quest.

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“There’s an urban myth that what you see above ground is mirrored below ground,” he said.

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The premise is built around an urban myth that Candyman roamed the Cabrini-Green housing projects in Chicago and could be summoned by saying his name five times in front of a mirror.

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The common urban myth is that the town is the basis for Arendelle, the village in the hugely popular Disney movie Frozen.

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Crazy urban myth or legitimate punk-pop conspiracy?:

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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