full monty

短语

词形变化

full monties 复数 full monties

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Everything; the whole package.

    非正式 可数 不可数

    I thought he was only going to buy the basic kit, but he bought the full monty.

  2. 2.

    Nudity.

    非正式 可数 不可数
adj.
  1. 1.

    Nude.

    非正式

词源

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.

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