air guitar

noun

: an imaginary guitar that one pretends to play
also : the action of playing air guitar

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Swift enthusiastically strummed an air guitar in a gingham Reformation dress that matched her signature red pout. Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2024 Her lithe figure got a bit lost among the crew as the song evolved into a frenzy of pyro and air guitar moves, ending with Lisa brandishing the rock ‘n’ roll devil horns that apparently cross generations. Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2024 Further footage sees the Grammy-winner miming an air guitar and dancing to the music while her NFL star boyfriend grooves along with her. Shania Russell, EW.com, 10 Sep. 2024 Flowers even played air guitar to his own band, hamming it up the way Las Vegas boys do. Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for air guitar 

Word History

First Known Use

1980, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of air guitar was in 1980

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“Air guitar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20guitar. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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