Search:
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
potboiler (n.)
also
pot-boiler
, 1864 in the figurative literary sense, from
pot
(n.1) + agent noun from
boil
(v.). The notion is of something one writes solely to put food on the table.