Cybermyth

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A myth, or urban myth, associated with or transmitted by means of the Internet.

    "Another of our favorite cybermyths involved the clothing designer Liz Claiborne. She supposedly told Oprah Winfrey on the air that she designs for white people only."

Example

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"Another of our favorite cybermyths involved the clothing designer Liz Claiborne. She supposedly told Oprah Winfrey on the air that she designs for white people only."

Etymology

From cyber- + myth.

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