full monty
full monty noun: everything; the whole package.
Noun
full monty (countable and uncountable, plural full monties)
- Everything; the whole package.
- I thought he was only going to buy the basic kit, but he bought the full monty.
- Synonyms:
- all the marbles, bag and baggage, everytang, everything but the galley stove, everything but the kitchen sink, everything under the sun, hook, line and sinker, kit and caboodle, lock
- A full breakfast.
- A 'Full Monty' breakfast the following morning helped Harry recover his high spirits.1999, Dick Hedges, The Laura Landing: A Book of the Turkana Trilogy
- One of us, it became clear as we strolled the aisles of the grocery, believed that every day should begin with a “full monty” breakfast—sausage, eggs, gravy and biscuits.2014 August 1, R. Wayne Willis, Hope's Daughters: A Helping a Day of Wisdom and Hope, Wipf and Stock Publishers, →ISBN, page 103
- Nudity.
- It is just as well the letter was tightly sealed, because there were photographs in it showing me and others in Full Monty. That is to say we were all buck naked.2002, Gene Amole, The Last Chapter: Gene Amole on Dying, Big Earth Publishing, →ISBN, page 153
Adjective
full monty (not comparable)
- Nude.
- Becoming male strippers and appearing full monty provides the connection.2008, George McClendon, Heaven's Call to Earthy Spirituality, Dog Ear Publishing, →ISBN, page 63
- Her breasts were always a surprise to men the first time she went full monty. Because she was so tall and slim and athletic, they probably expected pancakes.2009, Sandra Hill, Viking Heat, Penguin, →ISBN
Synonyms of full monty
- all the marbles
- bag and baggage
- everytang
- everything but the galley stove
- everything but the kitchen sink
- everything under the sun
- hook
- line and sinker
- kit and caboodle
- lock
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Forms of full monty
| plural | full monties |
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Origin of full monty
Unknown. First appeared in print in 1980s, but probably existed before that. The most common theory for its origin is that a purchase (especially that of a full three-piece suit) from Montague Maurice Burton (1885–1952), founder of Burton Menswear, was known as a "full Monty". According to the OED, this etymology is "perhaps the most plausible". The nudity definition comes via the movie The Full Monty, in which it is used as a euphemism for removing all one's clothes when stripping.
Questions about full monty
- What does full monty mean?
- Full monty means everything; the whole package.
- What part of speech is full monty?
- Full monty can be a noun or an adjective.
- What is the plural of full monty?
- The plural of full monty is full monties.
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