Meaning
To dance by rolling and gyrating the hips and waist in slow, circling motions — the signature movement of dancehall and of the wider Caribbean dance. To whine is central to how the music is danced, alone or pressed close with a partner, and 'buss a whine' is a call to let the body roll to the riddim. Sensual and skilful, the whine is the heartbeat of the dancehall floor, and to whine well is a real art, prized and celebrated across Jamaican and Caribbean party culture.
Examples
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She whine up har waist to di riddim.
She rolled her hips to the beat.
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Come whine wid mi, nuh.
Come dance with me, then.
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Him cyaan whine at all.
He can't dance like that at all.
Origin
From English 'wind', as in winding or rotating the body; the spelling 'whine' or 'wine' reflects the Caribbean pronunciation.
How it’s used
Spelled both 'whine' and 'wine'. A core Caribbean dance term, also common in Trinidadian soca culture.