How to Pronounce "urban legend"
expression
UR-buhn LEJ-und
UR-buhn LEJ-und
Definition
A story or piece of information that is widely circulated as true, especially in modern society, but is actually false or exaggerated. Often, it is told as if it really happened to someone close.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɝbən/ /ˈɫɛdʒənd
British English
ˈɜːbən/ /lˈɛdʒənd
Simplified Pronunciation
US
UR-buhn LEJ-und
UK
UR-buhn LEJ-und
Listen in Context
Have you ever heard the urban legend about alligators living in the sewers?
The spider bite story is just an urban legend.
Many people believe the microwave phone myth, but it's an urban legend.
There's an urban legend that if you eat pop rocks and drink soda, your stomach will explode.