air guitar
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of air guitar
First recorded in 1980–85
Example Sentences
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Staff and residents follow along with moves like the steering wheel, air guitar and shooting the basketball.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
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
While teammates pushed hard on their headphones to hear their nonmetal music, Murphy was playing air guitar and drums in between sets of lifts, nodding his head and attacking his workout.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 3, 2023
He’s sounding out metal-shredding noises with his mouth, while furiously playing the air guitar.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2022
He immediately begins playing air guitar and singing a song that I don’t know.
From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon
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