bon voyage

/bɑn vɔɪˈɑʒ/

/bɒn vɔɪˈɒʒ/

Other forms: bon voyages

You can use the expression bon voyage to wish a friend well as she sets off on a trip.

Bon voyage literally means "good voyage" in French, and it can be used as an exclamation, a playful or sophisticated way to send someone off on a journey. You could also throw a bon voyage party, if you were celebrating with a friend who was about to embark on a long trip. English-speakers first began using the expression in the late 1600s.

Definitions of bon voyage

1. noun

   an organized expression of goodwill at the start of a trip or new venture
   synonyms: send-off

   type of:

   farewell, word of farewell

   an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting