bon voyage
Americaninterjection
Etymology
Origin of bon voyage
1490–1500; < French: literally, good journey. See boon 2, voyage
Example Sentences
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“This is like a big bon voyage to my old arthritic hip,” he told O’Brien.
From Salon • Nov. 4, 2025
"On my 34th birthday I say bon voyage," Fury tweeted external-link on Friday.
From BBC • Aug. 12, 2022
On Saturday, Trump was on hand in Norfolk, Va., to bid bon voyage to another U.S.
From Fox News • Mar. 29, 2020
The new program’s name seems to be a play on the French expression bon voyage but online critics have turned it into a disgruntled verb and hashtag: #bonvoyed.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2019
This unexpected kiss feels like a bon voyage blessing from both of my parents.
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
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