Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

potboil

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pot-boil
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To produce inferior creative works in order to make money.

Etymology

From pot + boil, after pot boiler.

Inflected Forms

potboils (present, singular) potboiling (participle, present) potboiled (participle, past) potboiled (past)

Questions

What does potboil mean?: To produce inferior creative works in order to make money.
Where does potboil come from?: From pot + boil, after pot boiler.

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