air guitar

noun

Definition of air guitar

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

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Anderson, 34, as usual, is passing the time with one of his favorite hobbies: air guitar. — Grace Dickinson, Philly.com, "How to slay at the U.S. Air Guitar Regional Championships in Philadelphia," 27 June 2018 All that's missing here is a quick strum of his air guitar. — Dakota Crawford, Indianapolis Star, "Of course Lance Stephenson pulled off a hidden ball trick in a celebrity softball game," 7 June 2018 No air guitars here, more an electric ladyland of virtuosos of every stripe; male, female, old and young. — Houston Chronicle, "Katy-area calendar of events," 28 May 2018 An oversize man in loafers aggressively played air guitar. — Jenna Wortham, New York Times, "How Janelle Monáe Found Her Voice," 19 Apr. 2018 Buffalo’s mascot, Victor E. Bull, danced and played air guitar and tossed T-shirts into the stands. — Greg Bishop, SI.com, "Arizona's Turbulent Season Ends With a Thud in Stunning First-Round Beatdown by Buffalo," 16 Mar. 2018 Rob Gronkowski gets a lot of things right in life: beach attire, beer funnels, air guitar, playing football. — Megan Gustashaw, GQ, "Rob Gronkowski Needs a New Pair of Dress Shoes," 30 Jan. 2018 One sack was even celebrated by using the quarterback’s leg as an air guitar. — David Wilson Diehards, ajc, "Grading the Hurricanes: How did Miami fare in its win against Florida State?," 8 Oct. 2017 Prospective plans for the store include a skateboard deck art display with pieces from Tony Hawk and others and an air guitar contest with rock star judges. — Ben Brazil, Daily Pilot, "Archie’s Ice Cream is ‘your neighborhood ice cream store that rocks’," 14 Dec. 2017

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