no more Mr. Nice Guy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. expressing that an implied individual has ceased being pleasant, and will now resort to unpleasant means to attain their objectives.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-no more Mr. Nice Guy.wav

Word forms

no more Mr. Nice Guy no more Mr Nice Guy no more Mister Nice Guy

Etymology

The phrase was originated by Walter Winchell in 1960. He wrote a syndicated show-business column in newspapers entitled On-Broadway, wherein he told a joke about Adolf Hitler using the phrase when the Soviets invaded Berlin in 1945. The phrase was later popularized in the Alice Cooper song of the same name.

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