bonjour

Interjection

1. Good morning; hello.
   • Say bonjour to the botched R.S.V.P. The practice of replying to invitations, let alone actually showing up to parties as promised, has become as antiquated as the chimney sweep, and much messier.2008 May 4, Alexandra Jacobs, “Blame the Messager”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 18 Dec 2021

Verb

bonjour (third-person singular simple present bonjours, present participle bonjouring, simple past and past participle bonjoured)

1. (ambitransitive) To greet in French with "bonjour".
   • He went on down the boulevard, bonjouring right and left, lifting his hat, bowing. He moved very slowly.1938, Donald Barr Chidsey, Each one was alone
   • Connaughton entered the simple but cheery restaurant, checked his coat, bonjoured the maître d'...1988, Gary Hart, The Strategies of Zeus

Proper noun capitalized: Bonjour

Bonjour (plural Bonjours)

1. A surname from French.