2006-08-03 04:04:01 · 3 answers · asked by Tom H 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
From the movie "Full Monty" It's about some guys trying to become male strippers. "Ladies and Gentlemen: Tonight I'm going for the full monty." Meaning he was about to get completely naked.
2006-08-03 04:11:58 · answer #1 · answered by Karla 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Meaning is complete, the whole thing. No definitive explanation of where the phrase originates has emerged though. The most often-repeated derivation is from the tailoring business of Sir Montague Burton. A complete three-piece suit, i.e. one with a waistcoat, for a wedding etc, would be the Full Monty. Hearsay evidence from staff who worked in Burton's shops who confirm that customers were familiar with the term and often asked for 'the full monty' by name. Another explanation of the phrase's origin is from a Spanish card game where the pile of cards on the table is called a 'monte'. Yet another comes explanation from Field Marshall Montgomery's alleged habit of wearing his full set of medals, or his alleged insistence on his troops eating a full English breakfast every day. It's true that Montgomery was universally known as Monty, but that's where the circumstantial evidence for this derivation ends.
2006-08-03 11:44:56 · answer #2 · answered by GirlCanCo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"The Full Monty" means "The Whole Thing" or "the full amount".It is British slang.
2006-08-03 11:07:56 · answer #3 · answered by asdfgh. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋