Canada· hard· informal
courir la galipote
“to run the galipote (an old dialect word for a wild dash)”
Meaning
to be out at night chasing romantic adventure
Explanation
Someone off courir la galipote is out on the town at night, often up to romantic or mischievous business, echoing old folk tales about a shapeshifting night creature of the same name.
Example
Il paraît qu'il court encore la galipote les fins de semaine.
Apparently he's still out gallivanting most weekends.
Origin
'Galipote' is an old dialect word from western France, for a shapeshifting creature said to run wild at night (sometimes spelled 'ganipote'). Running the galipote casts you as one of these nocturnal troublemakers, out until dawn.
Where
Quebec
Source