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potboiler
Noun
en-noun|sg=pot boiler
- context|mildly|derogatory A lurid, sensational creative work (book, art, etc) produced merely to earn a living or for profit, as opposed to serious creative expression.
#*: Florence Scovel Shinn, from "The Game of Life and how to play it", 1925
#*: No man is a success in business unless he loves his work. The picture the artist paints for love is his greatest work. The pot-boiler is always something to live down.
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