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The claim that alligators live in New York Citys sewers is an old urban legend.
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Urban legend — Urban tale redirects here. For the rock band, see Urban Tales. For other uses, see Urban legend (disambiguation). The Bunny Man Bridge , an example of legend tripping. An urban legend, urban myth, urban tale, or contemporary legend, is a form of… … Wikipedia
Urban Legend — Álbum de T.I. Lanzado el 30 de noviembre de 2004 Grabado: 2004 Género Rap Duración: ??:?? Sello … Wikipedia Español
urban legend — ☆ urban legend or urban myth n. a purportedly true, typically sensational, incident or phenomenon about which various secondhand accounts or anecdotes widely circulate: urban legends are usually untrue or unverifiable … English World dictionary
Urban Legend — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Urban Legend (homonymie). Urban Legend Données clés Titre original Urban Legend Réalisation Jamie Blanks Scénario … Wikipédia en Français
Urban Legend — Moderne Sagen (engl. urban legends, urban myths), auch Großstadtlegenden, moderne Mythen, Wandermärchen oder sagen, verwandt mit Ammenmärchen und Schauermärchen, sind mehr oder weniger skurrile Anekdoten, die meist mündlich, inzwischen häufig… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Urban legend — Moderne Sagen (engl. urban legends, urban myths), auch Großstadtlegenden, moderne Mythen, Wandermärchen oder sagen, verwandt mit Ammenmärchen und Schauermärchen, sind mehr oder weniger skurrile Anekdoten, die meist mündlich, inzwischen häufig… … Deutsch Wikipedia
urban legend — noun a story that appears mysteriously and spreads spontaneously in various forms and is usually false; contains elements of humor or horror and is popularly believed to be true • Hypernyms: ↑report, ↑news report, ↑story, ↑account, ↑write up * *… … Useful english dictionary
urban legend — noun Date: 1968 an often lurid story or anecdote that is based on hearsay and widely circulated as true < the urban legend of alligators living in the sewers > called also urban myth … New Collegiate Dictionary
urban legend — a modern story of obscure origin and with little or no supporting evidence that spreads spontaneously in varying forms and often has elements of humor, moralizing, or horror: Are there alligators living in the New York City sewer system, or is… … Universalium
urban legend — ur′ban leg′end n. cvb a modern story of obscure origin and with little or no supporting evidence that spreads spontaneously in varying forms and often has elements of humor, moralizing, or horror: Are there alligators living in the New York City… … From formal English to slang
