Meaning
To break into a hip-rolling dance — literally to 'burst' a whine. It is a call or an invitation to start dancing with full enjoyment when a good tune drops: 'buss a wine!' urges you to let go and roll the waist to the rhythm. Built from 'buss' (burst) and 'wine' (the rolling, gyrating dance at the heart of Jamaican dancing), the phrase names the joyful, sudden plunge into movement that a hot riddim demands.
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'.