Fairy tale
Fairy tale noun - A statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive.
Urban legend and fairy tale are semantically related. in lie topic. In some cases you can use "Urban legend" instead a noun phrase "Fairy tale".
Urban legend
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.
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Fairy tale and urban legend are semantically related. You can use "Fairy tale" instead a noun phrase "Urban legend".
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Related pairs
- fantasy and fairy tale
- fantasy and urban legend
- lie and fairy tale
- lie and urban legend
- fiction and fairy tale
- fiction and urban legend
- fable and fairy tale
- fable and urban legend
- falsehood and fairy tale
- falsehood and urban legend
- story and fairy tale
- story and urban legend
- tale and fairy tale
- tale and urban legend
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Urban Legend: "Cold Blooded" isn't based on a fairy tale, and rather the popular tale that there are alligators living in the sewers of various big cities.
Source: Series / Grimm
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