noun
- books, movies, or other works of art created quickly and primarily to make money rather than for artistic merit
Usage: informal; often disparaging
Examples
- The bestseller list was filled with romance potboilers and celebrity memoirs.
- Critics dismissed his latest novels as mere potboilers written to pay the bills.
- She wrote literary fiction by day and potboilers by night to support her family.
- The publisher specialized in mystery potboilers that sold well at airports.
- Many famous authors started their careers writing potboilers before achieving literary success.
- The movie was clearly a potboiler designed to capitalize on the latest trend.