Buss a wine
phrase BUSS a WYNE bʌs a waɪn
Also spelled: bus a wine, buss a whine
Meaning
To break into a hip-rolling dance — literally to 'burst' a whine. It is an invitation or a call to start dancing with full enjoyment when a good tune plays.
Examples
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“Di riddim sweet, buss a wine!”
The beat is great, start dancing!
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“She buss a wine pon di dancefloor.”
She broke into a whine on the dancefloor.
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“Everybody buss a wine when di song come on.”
Everyone started dancing when the song came on.
Origin
From 'buss' (burst, the Patois form of 'burst') plus 'wine' (the hip-rolling dance), so 'burst into a whine'.
How it's used
A celebratory dancefloor phrase. Combines two core dancehall words, 'buss' and 'whine'.