Phrase guide

make love, not war

phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Meaning 1

A hippie anti-war slogan encouraging love and peace.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Originally coined by those who opposed the involvement of the United States in the Vietnam War.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 要做爱,不要作战 (yào zuò'ài, búyào zuòzhàn) — hippie anti-war slogan
  • Cornish: gwra kerensa na vresel — hippie anti-war slogan
  • Esperanto: amoru, ne militu — hippie anti-war slogan
  • Finnish: rakkautta, ei sotaa — hippie anti-war slogan
  • French: faites l’amour, pas la guerre — hippie anti-war slogan
  • German: Mach Liebe, nicht Krieg — hippie anti-war slogan
  • Japanese: 戦争をしないで恋をしよう (sensō wo shinai de koi wo shiyō) — hippie anti-war slogan
  • Polish: czyń miłość, nie wojnę — hippie anti-war slogan
  • Russian: твори любовь, а не войну (tvori ljubovʹ, a ne vojnu) — hippie anti-war slogan
  • Russian: занимайтесь любовью, а не войной (zanimajtesʹ ljubovʹju, a ne vojnoj) — hippie anti-war slogan
  • Spanish: haz el amor, no la guerra — hippie anti-war slogan