Meaning
A dancehall dance move in which the dancer mimes rowing a boat — pulling both arms back and forth as if working oars — in rhythm to the riddim. One of the many miming dancehall dances of the Ding Dong / Ravers Clavers era, 'row di boat' is easy, playful, and instantly readable, part of the tradition of named, story-telling dance steps.
Examples
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Pull yuh hand back an row di boat.
Pull your arms back and do the 'row the boat' dance.
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Di dancers a row di boat inna sync.
The dancers are doing 'row the boat' in sync.
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Row di boat a one a di new dance.
'Row the boat' is one of the new dances.
Origin
Named for the rowing mime; a Ding Dong-era dancehall move. See [[signal-di-plane]], [[log-on]].
How it’s used
A dancehall move miming rowing a boat. See [[signal-di-plane]], [[log-on]].