air guitar
noun
: an imaginary guitar that one pretends to play
also
: the action of playing air guitar
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Swift enthusiastically strummed an air guitar in a gingham Reformation dress that matched her signature red pout.
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Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2024
Her lithe figure got a bit lost among the crew as the song evolved into a frenzy of pyro and air guitar moves, ending with Lisa brandishing the rock ‘n’ roll devil horns that apparently cross generations.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2024
Further footage sees the Grammy-winner miming an air guitar and dancing to the music while her NFL star boyfriend grooves along with her.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 10 Sep. 2024
Flowers even played air guitar to his own band, hamming it up the way Las Vegas boys do.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2024
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Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2024
Her lithe figure got a bit lost among the crew as the song evolved into a frenzy of pyro and air guitar moves, ending with Lisa brandishing the rock ‘n’ roll devil horns that apparently cross generations.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2024
Further footage sees the Grammy-winner miming an air guitar and dancing to the music while her NFL star boyfriend grooves along with her.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 10 Sep. 2024
Flowers even played air guitar to his own band, hamming it up the way Las Vegas boys do.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2024
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“Air guitar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20guitar. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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