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. 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 See All Example Sentences for air guitar

Word History

First Known Use

1980, in the meaning defined above

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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 Jul. 2025.

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