air guitar
noun
: an imaginary guitar that one pretends to play
also
: the action of playing air guitar
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There are some truly hilarious moments, including some bewildered cows looking on as a heavy-metal band practices in their barn, along with heartwarming scenes, such as a musician teaching music to a class of Afghan children through the art of air guitar.
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Tiara Ataii, Vulture, 24 June 2025
And Hammett was soon playing air guitar with his brother’s tennis racket.
—Steve Appleford, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
In the video, filmed in Nashville, Snoop is a game visitor — rapping in a blues-like cadence, doing some air guitar, and blowing kisses out a car window riding down Broadway.
—Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 21 May 2025
The mid-song break to leap through lasers crisscrossing the stage and turn their jackets into air guitars was a masterclass in finesse.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2025
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Tiara Ataii, Vulture, 24 June 2025
And Hammett was soon playing air guitar with his brother’s tennis racket.
—Steve Appleford, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
In the video, filmed in Nashville, Snoop is a game visitor — rapping in a blues-like cadence, doing some air guitar, and blowing kisses out a car window riding down Broadway.
—Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 21 May 2025
The mid-song break to leap through lasers crisscrossing the stage and turn their jackets into air guitars was a masterclass in finesse.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Air guitar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20guitar. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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