potboiler

n.为混饭吃而粗制滥造的文艺作品，粗制作品作家（或画家）

noun

1. 为赚钱创作的书籍（或戏剧等）；营利文艺
   a book, a play, etc. that is produced only to earn money quickly

名词复数形式:potboilers

1. This is just another legal potboiler.
   这就是另一本法律题材的烂作。
2. Her most recent potboiler was one of last year's bestselling paperbacks.
   她最近的急就章是一本去年出的畅销的平装书。