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that the word, monty comes from the French, monte, meaning "to show".
Sorry, llama22, but the phrase had nothing to do with show (although it seems to have taken on this meaning, particularly in US, since the film), and monte would have to have dropped the r from montre.
But many theories are no better, so you could still be right.
Rod
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