Potboiler
[pot-boi-ler] /ˈpɒtˌbɔɪ lər/
noun
1.
a mediocre work of literature or art produced merely for financial gain.
/ˈpɒtˌbɔɪlə/
noun
1.
(informal) a literary or artistic work of little merit produced quickly in order to make money
n.
also pot-boiler, 1864 in the figurative literary sense, from pot (n.1) + agent noun from boil (v.). The notion is of something one writes solely to put food on the table.
noun
A book, play, etc, written just to get money, esp something done rather badly by a writer who can do very well
[1864+; fr the notion that one does such work only to keep the food pot boiling in the domicile]
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