hackwork

[hak-wurk]

hack·work

[hak-wurk]
noun
writing, painting, or any professional work done for hire and usually following a formula rather than being motivated by any creative impulse.

Origin:
1850–55; hack2 + work
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hackwork (ˈhækˌwɜːk)
 
n
undistinguished literary work produced to order

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