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noun
- (british) (colloquial) All inclusive; everything; a whole package.
- I thought he was only going to buy the basic kit, but he bought the .
Etymology: There are two popular possible etymologies. According to the OED, the first one is "perhaps the most plausible" and the second one "unsubstantiated".- (The purchase of) a full three piece suit from Montague Maurice Burton (1885-1952) founder of W:Burton (clothes retailer), Burton Menswear.
- A reference to W:Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, Field Marshall Monty, his habits (such as laying fully formed meticulous battle plans) or some other feature of his.The etymology was covered by the BBC documentary w:Balderdash and Piffle, Balderdash and Piffle. There was first hand oral evidence from the 1950s for the Burton theory. Popular enough to be registered as a shop name for a cafe in 1978.
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