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fretwank 

(v)"To play the air guitar."

(Taken from the movement of the left hand up and down the imaginary frets of a non-existent electric guitar)
"You can always recognize the spotty teenage Status Quo herberts, by their inability to refrain from 'fretwanking' the second "Caroline" is played on the juke-box."
fretwank by Stan Grytviken April 1, 2003
Related Words

fretwankery 

the playing of lavish , overlong guitar solo's and the act of showing off whilst doing so
70's rock solo's al la spinal tap
fretwankery by melloncollie February 6, 2005

freewank 

To masturbate from memory rather than using any stimuli such as internet, film or magazines.
Its looks like I am going to have to have a freewank because my internet is down.
freewank by dan dan April 26, 2014

fretwanker 

one who fretwanks.
"Are you going to jam night on Wednesday?"
"Nah, it's full of fretwankers."
fretwanker by William November 10, 2004

fretwanking 

The act of playing the guitar in a way that is gratuitously self-indulgent, yet enjoyable and compelling to watch. Often includes facial movements to indicate the difficulty or sexuality of a solo.
Jeepers, have you seen Steve Vai's "Tender Surrender" video? It's practically spadgetastic!
fretwanking by Max Cummings October 30, 2003