air guitar

American  

noun

1. an imaginary guitar that one pretends to be playing.

   a fan playing air guitar along with the band.

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air guitar British  

noun

1. an imaginary guitar played while miming to rock music

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Other Word Forms

• air guitarist noun

Etymology

Origin of air guitar

First recorded in 1980–85

Example Sentences

Oliver summons his son by joyfully remembering his virtuosity on air guitar.

From Los Angeles Times

And Hammett was soon playing air guitar with his brother’s tennis racket.

From Los Angeles Times

This was, he claimed, evidence of him performing "air guitar", nothing else.

From BBC

As for whether he was mimicking someone urinating, Mr Van Quickenborne - widely known as "Quickie" in Belgium - said he was in fact performing an "air guitar solo".

From BBC

But each one catches your eye with small-scale wonders and charm: Culbreath busting out some air guitar and the Moonwalk, Emily Pietruszka popping like a fierce robot.

From New York Times