Definitions for potboilers

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potboilers pot·boil·er

Spelling: [pot-boi-ler]

IPA: /ˈpɒtˌbɔɪ lər/

Potboilers is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 915 anagrams from letters in potboilers (beilooprst).

Definitions for potboilers

noun

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

Origin of potboilers

First recorded in 1860-65; pot¹ + boiler

Examples for potboilers

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.

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.