Etymology Edit

US 1946, condensed from a comment by a baseball manager Leo Durocher.[1] The original quote was “The nice guys are all over there, in seventh place.” (1946 July 6),[2][1] about the 1946 New York Giants — seventh place was next-to-last place in the National League. This was shortly afterwards rendered as “‘Nice Guys’ Wind Up in Last Place, Scoffs Lippy”,[3] hence giving the present form.[1]

Pronunciation Edit

Audio (AU)

Proverb Edit

nice guys finish last

Usage notes Edit

Often expressed in a cynical manner.

Translations Edit

Translations French: qui se fait brebis le loup le mange

See also Edit

References Edit

1.0 1.1 1.2 The Yale Book of Quotations, Fred R. Shapiro, Yale University Press, 2006, Fred R. Shapiro, Yale University Press, 2006, p. 221 ^ N.Y. Journal American, 1946 July 7 ^ Sporting News, 1946 July 17