potboiler

/ˌpɑtˈbɔɪlər/
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Other forms: potboilers

Definitions of potboiler
  1. noun
    a literary composition of poor quality that was written quickly to make money (to boil the pot)
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    type of:
    literary composition, literary work
    imaginative or creative writing
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