"potboil" meaning in All languages combined

See potboil on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: potboils [present, singular, third-person], potboiling [participle, present], potboiled [participle, past], potboiled [past]
Etymology: pot + boil, after pot boiler. Etymology templates: {{com|en|pot|boil}} pot + boil, {{m|en|pot boiler}} pot boiler Head templates: {{en-verb}} potboil (third-person singular simple present potboils, present participle potboiling, simple past and past participle potboiled)
  1. To produce inferior creative works in order to make money.
    Sense id: en-potboil-en-verb-njSVUk~J Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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