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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

  • “Di riddim sweet, buss a wine!”

    The beat is great, start dancing!

  • “She buss a wine pon di dancefloor.”

    She broke into a whine on the dancefloor.

  • “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'.

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