air guitar
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of air guitar
First recorded in 1980–85
Example Sentences
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This was, he claimed, evidence of him performing "air guitar", nothing else.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2023
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 ● Jul. 14, 2023
He’s sounding out metal-shredding noises with his mouth, while furiously playing the air guitar.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2022
Not to his adoring public, some of whom likely strummed out some air guitar riffs in parasocial celebration.
From Salon ● Jun. 1, 2022
He started humming the bass line and playing air guitar as we waited for the elevator.
From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio
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