air guitarists

Fretless rock performers

Air guitarists are people who mime playing an electric guitar, strumming and fingering an imaginary instrument while music plays.

The practice ranges from casual living-room performances to competitive events with judged categories.

The air guitarists at the concert were having more fun than the actual band.

mimicry

pantomime

Drama through gesture alone

imitation · simulation · make-believe · strumming · fretting · shredding · fingering · picking · riff · solo

performance

showman

Dramatic, attention-grabbing performer

rockstar · performer · soloist · stage · spotlight · crowd · audience · arena · festival · concert

enthusiasm

passionate

Intensely emotional or enthusiastic

buff · amateur · hobbyist · unselfconscious · exuberant · carefree · uninhibited · joyful · expressive · playful

rock

metal

Hard conductive solid

hard rock · thrash · anthem · ballad · headbang · mosh · distortion · amplifier · electric · band

Opposites
authenticity of musical performance

air guitaristsinstrumentalists

Musicians using tools

virtuosos · classical guitarists · session musicians · recording artists

musical seriousness

air guitaristsvirtuosos

Supremely skilled performers

session players · touring musicians · recording artists · music students

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G