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pot boiler
Noun
derogatory
mildly
Japanese Meaning
利益や生計を立てるためだけに制作された、質が低い創作作品（小説、美術など）のこと。 / 真摯な芸術的表現や文学性よりも、単に生活費を稼ぐ目的で作られた作品を指す（軽蔑的な意味合いを含む）。
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(mildly derogatory) A creative work of low quality (book, art, etc), produced merely to earn a living or for profit, as opposed to serious creative expression. As in to put food on the table, to boil a pot of food.
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pot boiler
The novelist admitted that his latest novel was nothing more than a pot boiler written to pay the bills.
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The novelist admitted that his latest novel was nothing more than a pot boiler written to pay the bills.
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