full monty

[ mon-tee ]

noun

, Chiefly British Slang.

1. the, the whole thing; everything that is wanted or needed:

   At the press briefing, the reporters got the full monty.

full monty

/ ˈmɒntɪ /

noun

1. the full monty informal.
   something in its entirety

Word History and Origins

Origin of full monty¹

1985–90; origin uncertain; perhaps from Montague Burton, British tailors, with reference to the purchase of a full (3-piece) suit as being “the full Monty”

Word History and Origins

Origin of full monty¹

of unknown origin

Example Sentences

It would come down to what McDonough cheekily called the “half Monty” versus the “full Monty.”

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Then you get a gander at the full monty, as it were, and he looks like someone inflated him from the sternum down.

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The full monty comes in at a sleek six volumes, and reads like three Wars And Peaces.

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As career moves go, it seemed almost inevitable that Levi Johnston would show the full monty in an adult magazine one day.

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