the full monty

the full monty
n
British
all that is desired and/or required. The previously obscure phrase suddenly became extremely popular in 1990 and 1991 and many derivations were pro-posed, ranging from a nickname given to inhabitants of the Potteries region of England to a comment on the quality of the wartime briefings given by the Brit-ish General Montgomery in North Africa. In fact, the most likely explana-tion of the phrase is that it is a piece of gamblers' jargon meaning the entire kitty or necessary 'pot' to be bet, from the Spanish monte (mountain). In the US 'monte' was adopted as the name of a risky card game, while in Australian horseracing circles 'monty' used to mean an accurate tip or certain bet.
► 'We had starters, main course, wine, you name it - the full monty...'.' (Recorded, financial consultant, London, May 1993)

Contemporary slang . 2014.

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