Usage Note
potin is informal and usually appears in the plural potins to mean gossip or tittle-tattle. In the singular it can mean a loud racket or din. It is a distinctly colloquial register word.
Examples
"Elle adore raconter des potins au bureau."
Natural Translation
She loves spreading gossip at the office.

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