Safe Home

Hi,

It all depends on the context.
eg You need a safe home when you have small children running around.

When I was a child and I left somewhere, people would often say 'Safe home', meaning 'I wish you a safe trip home'.

CliveWhen I was a child and I left somewhere, people would often say 'Safe home', meaning 'I wish you a safe trip home'. This may be archaic now, I don't know.

Yes this is still said by an elderly Irish lady I know whenever I leave to drive home. It's a lovely thing to have said as you're leaving.

Deb

It originated in the East Coast - Boston area. A term said to departing sailors on fishing vessels - Safe Home AKA Safe Return, Return Safe..... This is FACT not fiction as the other posts.

Robert Edward Brush, Capt, USN retired

Thanks for taking the time to comment.

Let me take issue a tiny bit. I stated a fact about my childhood. I'm surprised you consider that to be fiction.

Clive

This is correct, dead reckoning!

Anonymous What does Safe Home mean?

"Safe Home" is a song by American thrash metal band Anthrax from their ninth studio album We've Come for You All.

Wikipedia

Is it not more likely that it (in FACT not fiction) originates from the Irish English literal translation of the Irish expression slán abhaile, perhaps then taken up by Bostonian sailors?

Safe Journey Home.

Safe Home means that you are being wished to have A Safe Journey to your Home.

Slan Abhaile means the same - to wish one a safe return trip akin to "take care".