air guitar

air guitar
n.
the imagined guitar of someone pretending to play prerecorded music, usually imitating gestures and movements typical of actual guitarists

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  • air guitar — n. the imagined guitar of someone pretending to play prerecorded music, usually imitating gestures and movements typical of actual guitarists …   English World dictionary

  • Air guitar — Playing air guitar is a form of dance and movement in which the performer pretends to play rock or heavy metal style electric guitar solos. Playing an air guitar usually consists of exaggerated strumming and picking motions and is often coupled… …   Wikipedia

  • Air guitar — Ian Gillan faisant du Air guitar L’Air Guitar est une activité qui consiste à mimer le geste d’un guitariste sans avoir d’instrument en main. En 1969, au Festival de Woodstock, Joe Cocker en donne une démonstration[1 …   Wikipédia en Français

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  • air guitar — UK / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms air guitar : singular air guitar plural air guitars an imaginary guitar that you pretend to play when listening to rock music …   English dictionary

  • air guitar — n. an imaginary guitar, played along with real music. □ Dave stood near the window while his roommate played air guitar in front of the mirror. □ Jed, who sees himself as some sort of rock star, plays air guitar when he’s happy or sad …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • air guitar — noun Date: 1982 an imaginary guitar that one pretends to play; also the action of playing air guitar …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • air guitar — noun An imaginary guitar that a listener to (usually rock) music pretends to play. I was embarrassed when a girl I knew walked in on my friends and I playing air guitar …   Wiktionary

  • Air guitar — pretence of playing an imaginary guitar: alone in his room playing air guitar …   Dictionary of Australian slang

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