noun
- a literary or artistic work produced quickly and primarily for financial gain rather than artistic merit
Usage: informal
Examples
- The famous author admitted that his latest novel was just a potboiler to pay the bills.
- She wrote several potboilers before publishing her acclaimed literary debut.
- The movie was clearly a potboiler designed to capitalize on the superhero trend.
- Critics dismissed the romance novel as another formulaic potboiler.
- He churned out potboilers for years before attempting serious fiction.
- The publisher specialized in cheap potboilers for airport bookstores.