full monty
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.55 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "I thought he was only going to buy the basic kit, but he bought the full monty."
- "A 'Full Monty' breakfast the following morning helped Harry recover his high spirits."
- "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."
- "Good thing she'd had some blood back at the flat before we'd come down to the local pub for breakfast. I was worried she was going to eat Alex before the full monties arrived."
- "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."
- "Becoming male strippers and appearing full monty provides the connection."
Etymology
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.
Usage
- British usage
- Colloquial
- Countable
- Uncountable
Inflected Forms
Synonyms
all the marbles
bag and baggage
everytang
everything but the galley stove
everything but the kitchen sink
everything under the sun
full monty
hook
line and sinker
kit and caboodle
lock
stock and barrel