<P> The full monty (or the full Monty) is a British slang phrase of uncertain origin . It is generally used to mean "everything which is necessary, appropriate or possible;' the works"'. Similar North American phrases include the whole kit and caboodle, the whole nine yards, the whole ball of wax, the whole enchilada, the whole shebang, or (going) whole hog . </P> <P> The phrase was first identified in print by the OED in the 1980s . Anecdotal evidence exists for earlier usage; the phrase was also used as the name for some fish and chip shops in Manchester during the same period . </P>

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