Folktale
Folktale noun - A tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk.
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Synonyms for Folktale
Potboiler
Potboiler noun - A literary composition of poor quality that was written quickly to make money (to boil the pot).
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- feature and folktale
- feature and potboiler
- romance and folktale
- romance and potboiler
- fantasy and folktale
- fantasy and potboiler
- fairy tale and folktale
- fairy tale and potboiler
- fiction and folktale
- fiction and potboiler
- fable and folktale
- fable and potboiler
- description and folktale
- description and potboiler
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Potboiler and Folktale. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/folktale/potboiler
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Potboiler or Folktale. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/folktale/potboiler.
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