俗ぞく説せつ

noun

popular belief; common saying; folklore

Refers to a widely held but often unverified or unscientific belief, traditional saying, or piece of folk wisdom. Can carry a nuance of 'old wives' tale' or 'myth' when contrasted with fact.

• それは単たんなる俗ぞく説せつに過すぎない。

  That's nothing more than a popular belief.

• この俗ぞく説せつは科か学がく的てきに否ひ定ていされている。

  This common belief has been scientifically disproven.