air guitar
noun
: an imaginary guitar that one pretends to play
also
: the action of playing air guitar
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He was voted the most hated man in Australia, confronted about his comments at every media session, booed by the home crowd and, when Australia’s Ian Thorpe touched him out on the relay’s final leg, had to watch as the Australian team unfurled a now-infamous air guitar celebration.
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Tom Bogert, New York Times, 16 June 2026
With his literal right hand man Steve Stevens shredding solos beside him, Idol played air guitar and swayed to his hits.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 26 May 2026
For most of us, the art of air guitar is a moment of private release.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 21 May 2026
Audience members can also get in on the action, cheering (or booing) the air guitar players on their cross-country journey to the nationals.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026
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Tom Bogert, New York Times, 16 June 2026
With his literal right hand man Steve Stevens shredding solos beside him, Idol played air guitar and swayed to his hits.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 26 May 2026
For most of us, the art of air guitar is a moment of private release.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 21 May 2026
Audience members can also get in on the action, cheering (or booing) the air guitar players on their cross-country journey to the nationals.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026
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“Air guitar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20guitar. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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