Definitions for potboiler

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potboiler pot·boil·er

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IPA: /ˈpɒtˌbɔɪ lər/

Potboiler is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 414 anagrams from letters in potboiler (beilooprt).

Definitions for potboiler

noun

1. a mediocre work of literature or art produced merely for financial gain.

Origin of potboiler

First recorded in 1860-65; pot¹ + boiler

Examples for potboiler

Fanny's First Play, being but a potboiler, needs no preface.

For fans of the HBO potboiler True Detective, the opening montage is all-too-familiar.