Potboiler

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A literary or artistic work of poor quality, produced quickly for profit.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Alternative spelling of pot boiler.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A term applied derisively to any literary or artistic work, and esp. a painting, done simply for money and the means of living.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A work of art or literature produced merely “to keep the pot boiling”—that is, for the sake of providing the necessaries of life.
  • n. A housekeeper. Compare pot-waller, potwalloper. Halliwell.
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  • n. a literary composition of poor quality that was written quickly to make money (to boil the pot)
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    literary work    literary composition   
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    Words that are found in similar contexts
    mergence    downsizing    recoiling    gentrification    cabinetmaking   
     
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