1) Book hastily written for gain 2) Hack product 3) Hack writing effort 4) Hardly fine literature 5) Inferior book, picture, etc 6) Literary composition 7) Literary work 8) Novel by a hack 9) Quickly churned-out novel 10) Uninspired book 11) Work of pulp fiction
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A potboiler or pot-boiler is a low-quality novel, play, opera, film, or other creative work whose main purpose was to pay for the creator`s daily expenses—thus the imagery of `boil the pot`, which means `to provide one`s livelihood`. Authors who create potboiler novels or screenplays are sometimes called hack writers or hacks. Novels deeme...
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• (n.) A term applied derisively to any literary or artistic work, and esp. a painting, done simply for money and the means of living.
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Pot'boil`er noun A term applied derisively to any literary or artistic work, and esp. a painting, done simply for money and the means of living. [ Cant]
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n] - a literary composition of poor quality that was written quickly to make money (to boil the pot)
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noun a literary composition of poor quality that was written quickly to make money (to boil the pot)
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