/ ˈmɒnti; NAmE ˈmɑːnti/ noun
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IDIOMS
- the full monty
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WORD ORIGIN
of unknown origin; the phrase is only recorded recently. Among various (unsubstantiated) theories, one cites the phrase the full Montague Burton , apparently meaning a complete three-piece suit (from the name of a tailor of made-to-measure clothing in the early 20th cent.); another recounts the possibility of a military usage, the full monty being the full cooked English breakfast insisted upon by Field Marshal Montgomery .