FULL MONTY Definition & Meaning

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full monty

[ mon-tee ]

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noun

Chiefly British Slang.

the, the whole thing; everything that is wanted or needed:
At the press briefing, the reporters got the full monty.

full monty

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noun

the full monty informal.
something in its entirety

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of full monty¹

1985–90; origin uncertain; perhaps 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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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of full monty¹

of unknown origin

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Next up: “The Full Monty,” a U.K.-set 1997 ensemble movie that was nominated for four Oscars, two behind “Anora.”

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Like “The Full Monty,” “Anora” received a best picture nomination.

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Van Der Beek, who relocated his wife and six children to Texas from California in 2020, is next set to appear in the Tubi Romance “Sidelined: The QB and Me” and “The Real Full Monty,” a TV special airing in December in which he and other celebrities will participate in a striptease to bring awareness to prostate, testicular and colorectal cancer testing and research.

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His upcoming projects include the Tubi romance movie “Sidelined: The QB and Me” and “The Real Full Monty,” a TV special where Van Der Beek and other celebrities will participate in a strip tease to bring awareness to prostate, testicular and colorectal cancer testing and research.

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