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Wine

Pronounced /WINE/verb and nounCarnival

Meaning

To dance by rolling and gyrating the hips and waist to the rhythm. Wining is the signature dance of soca, fetes and Carnival, done solo, with a partner or with the whole road.

She could wine down to the ground and come back up on the beat.

In plain English: She can dance low to the ground and come back up right on the beat.

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Sources

  1. Traditional Mas Archive: Carnival terms
  2. Discover Trinidad & Tobago: Twelve things you may not know about Trinidad & Tobago
  3. Matador Network: Slang you should learn before visiting Trinidad and Tobago

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