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Definition: Bon Voyage |
Bon VoyageNoun1. An organized expression of goodwill at the start of a trip or new venture. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonym: Bon VoyageSynonym: send-off (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Departure | Interjection: begone!; (ejection); farewell! adieu! goodbye! good day! au revoir! fare you well! God bless you! God speed! all aboard! auf wiedersehen! au plaisir de vous revoir! bon voyage! gluckliche Reise! vive valeque! |
Navigation | Phrase: bon voyage; "spread the thin oar and catch the driving gale". |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Bon Voyage |
| Non-English Usage: "Bon Voyage" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. French (safe journey, safe trip). |
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Screenplays | Bon voyage. (Grease; writing credit: Jim Jacobs; Warren Casey) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Bon Voyage! (1962) Nikki's Bon Voyage (1993) Bon Voyage (1985) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | "Bon voyage!". Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
bon voyage | 113 |
bon voyage card | 22 |
bon voyage gift | 20 |
bon voyage e card | 10 |
bon voyage charlie brown | 9 |
bon voyage ecard | 8 |
bon voyage greeting card | 5 |
bon voyage gift basket | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "bon voyage"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||
Arabic | رحلة سعيدة (safe journey, safe trip). (various references) | ||||
Chinese | 一路平安 (to have a pleasant journey). (various references) | ||||
Hebrew | "רך צלח" (god speed, happy journey). (various references) | ||||
Manx | cair vie (favourable wind, God speed). (various references) | ||||
Pig Latin | onbay oyagevay | ||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-e-g-n-o-o-v-y" | |
-3 letters: boogey, bygone, gaboon, gobony, gooney, oogeny, voyage. | |
-4 letters: aboon, above, agone, agony, beano, began, bogan, bogey, boney, bongo, boogy, ebony, envoy, ganev, genoa, goban, gooey, goony, novae, vegan. | |
-5 letters: abye, aeon, agon, bane, bang, bean, bevy, bogy, bone, bong, bony, boon, boyo, ebon, envy, gaby, gaen, gane, gave, gobo, goby, gone, goon, gybe. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Slideshow 7. Images: Photo Album 8. Expressions: Internet | 9. Translations: Modern 10. Anagrams 11. Bibliography |
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