galipette

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French

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡa.li.pɛt/
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Noun

galipette f (plural galipettes)

  1. somersault (the act of going head over heels)
    Coordinate term: cabriole
  2. roll
  3. (colloquial, in the plural) roll in the hay
    • 2002, “Tous mes vœux”, in La Femme Trombone, performed by Les Rita Mitsouko:
      Je te le souhaite du fond de mon cœur / Une parfaite nuit de bonheur / Qu’elle soit faite de mille saveurs / Galipettes et longues heures de ferveur
      I wish you from the bottom of my heart / A perfect night of happiness / May it be made up of a thousand flavours / Frolics and long hours of passion

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