montyn.

Brit.

/ˈmɒnti/, U.S.

/ˈmɑn(t)i/, Australian English

/ˈmɔn(t)i/, New Zealand English

/ˈmɒn(t)i/

Forms: 1800s– monte, 1800s– monty.

Origin: Probably a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: monte n.¹

Etymology: Probably originally a variant of monte n.¹, now usually distinguished in form in senses below.

Australian and New Zealand colloquial.

1. A racecourse tipster. Also more fully monty man. Now rare.

ΚΠ

1887 K. Mackay Stirrup Jingles 6 In the leger the ‘Monties’ are shouting.

1909 A. Wright Rogue's Luck 2 The monte man (with his following of buttoners) still works hard to make an honest crust, but the breed of ‘mugs’ on whom he lives..has lessened.

2. A certainty; spec. a horse considered a safe bet to win a race. for a monty: certainly, for sure.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > [noun] > a certainty, fact

soothc1374

certain1377

surety?a1475

probatum1594

experient1605

certaintya1616

factum1641

matter of breviary1694

definite1726

fixity1817

a settled thing (or matter)1819

monty1894

1894 H. Lawson Martin Farrell in Coll. Verse (1967) I. 269 Chaps, I've got a vote for Hughie—but it ain't no monte yet.

1901 Bull. Reciter (Sydney) 182 It's the biggest bloomin' monte Dat 'as ever come our way.

1930 K. S. Prichard Haxby's Circus iii. 41 She's the chance of a life-time... The biggest bloomin' monty ever started on a racecourse.

1946 Coast to Coast 1945 27 He's a monty! We always were lucky.

1970 N.Z. Listener 12 Oct. 12/1 Old Jerry wouldn't think of looking for me over this way. That's for a monty.

1981 M. Duggan in L. Wevers N.Z. Short Stories (1984) 4th Ser. 64 There being..more straws about than camels, some trouble with spinus processes and invertebral discs seems a monty wouldn't you say?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	monty
释义	montyn. Brit. /ˈmɒnti/, U.S. /ˈmɑn(t)i/, Australian English /ˈmɔn(t)i/, New Zealand English /ˈmɒn(t)i/ Forms: 1800s– monte, 1800s– monty. Origin: Probably a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: monte n.¹ Etymology: Probably originally a variant of monte n.¹, now usually distinguished in form in senses below. Australian and New Zealand colloquial. 1. A racecourse tipster. Also more fully monty man. Now rare. ΚΠ 1887 K. Mackay Stirrup Jingles 6 In the leger the ‘Monties’ are shouting. 1909 A. Wright Rogue's Luck 2 The monte man (with his following of buttoners) still works hard to make an honest crust, but the breed of ‘mugs’ on whom he lives..has lessened. 2. A certainty; spec. a horse considered a safe bet to win a race. for a monty: certainly, for sure. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > [noun] > a certainty, fact soothc1374 certain1377 surety?a1475 probatum1594 experient1605 certaintya1616 factum1641 matter of breviary1694 definite1726 fixity1817 a settled thing (or matter)1819 monty1894 1894 H. Lawson Martin Farrell in Coll. Verse (1967) I. 269 Chaps, I've got a vote for Hughie—but it ain't no monte yet. 1901 Bull. Reciter (Sydney) 182 It's the biggest bloomin' monte Dat 'as ever come our way. 1930 K. S. Prichard Haxby's Circus iii. 41 She's the chance of a life-time... The biggest bloomin' monty ever started on a racecourse. 1946 Coast to Coast 1945 27 He's a monty! We always were lucky. 1970 N.Z. Listener 12 Oct. 12/1 Old Jerry wouldn't think of looking for me over this way. That's for a monty. 1981 M. Duggan in L. Wevers N.Z. Short Stories (1984) 4th Ser. 64 There being..more straws about than camels, some trouble with spinus processes and invertebral discs seems a monty wouldn't you say? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1887
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