- the full monty ⇒
something in its entirety
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full′ mon′ty
(mon′tē),USA pronunciation n.
- [Chiefly Brit. Slang.] the, the whole thing;
everything that can or should be included.
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1985–90; origin, originally uncertain; perh. from Montague Burton, British tailors, with reference to the purchase of a full (3-piece) suit as being "the full Monty"
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