noun everything required within a given context. Usage widely popularised by the success of the film The Full Monty, 1997. Three plausible etymologies are well-rehearsed: from the nickname 'Monty', given to Field Marshal Montgomery, 1st Viscount of Alamein (1887–1976); the card game called Spanish Monte or Monte Bank; an abbreviation of Montague Burton, a high street menswear and tailoring company, retailers of a complete suit of clothing UK, 1985