Potboiler

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Potboiler \Pot"boil`er\, n.
     A term applied derisively to any literary or artistic work,
     and esp. a painting, done simply for money and the means of
     living. [Cant]
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  potboiler
       n : a literary composition of poor quality that was written
           quickly to make money (to boil the pot)