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potboiler Definition

pot·boiler (-bo̵i′lər)

noun

a piece of writing, a painting, etc., usually inferior, done quickly and for money only
potboiler Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • simmer: The movie is a simmering potboiler that does take slightly too long to come to the boil.

Modifies a noun

  • history: John and Ann Tusa had published their own potboiler history of the Nuremberg Trial several years before.

Noun used with modifier

  • budget: Regardless of the title, generally the films were all similar, low budget potboilers.