the full monty

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Definition of the full monty in English English dictionary

{i} 1997 British film about a group of unemployed men that put on a strip performance to earn money

{i} the full amount

Related Terms

full monty

All inclusive; everything; a whole package

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

full monty

the lot, everything; complete; full striptease routine, striptease that ends with the performer completely naked

full monty

(Film) The Full Monty, (1997) a humorous British film that was extremely popular in both the UK and US, about a group of men in the town of Sheffield who cannot get work because the steel industry has closed down, and who decide to become strippers (=someone who takes off their clothes to entertain people) to earn some money

full monty

The full monty: The whole amount of something that people want and expect. "The ice cream was covered in sauce, nuts, chocolate - the full monty."

full monty

approval You use the full monty to describe something that impresses you because it includes everything that you could possibly expect it to include. There was everything from simple piano to a full orchestral finish. The full monty. the whole amount of something that people want and expect

Hyphenation

the full Mon·ty

Turkish pronunciation

dhi fûl mônti

Pronunciation

/ᴛʜē ˈfo͝ol ˈmôntē/ /ðiː ˈfʊl ˈmɔːntiː/