air guitar
nounDefinition of air guitar
: an imaginary guitar that one pretends to play
also
: the action of playing air guitar
Examples of air guitar in a Sentence
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The Waukesha one features a Waukesha firetruck that has musical notes painted on it, a fireman playing air guitar to pay homage to Les Paul, and a kid using a bucket as a drum. — Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "They met working at a restaurant 30 years ago. This week, they opened their fourth Firehouse Subs.," 1 Aug. 2019 But only air guitar has also become an international spectator sport. — April White, Smithsonian, "An Electrifying History of Air Guitar," 11 July 2019 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. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'air guitar.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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