dibs.
The right to use or enjoy something exclusively or before anyone else.
Meaning & usage
The right to use or enjoy something exclusively or before anyone else.
I call dibs on the hammock!
He called dibs on batting first.
Where this word comes from
Since the early 19th century, of disputed origin. Most commonly thought to be from dibstones (“counters used in a game with the same name”). Also from dib (“to tap”) or related to northern English dip (“small depression in the ground”), or a shortened version of divide.
Used to claim this right.
Where this word comes from
Since the early 19th century, of disputed origin. Most commonly thought to be from dibstones (“counters used in a game with the same name”). Also from dib (“to tap”) or related to northern English dip (“small depression in the ground”), or a shortened version of divide.
To claim a temporary right to (something); to reserve.
Where this word comes from
Since the early 19th century, of disputed origin. Most commonly thought to be from dibstones (“counters used in a game with the same name”). Also from dib (“to tap”) or related to northern English dip (“small depression in the ground”), or a shortened version of divide.
A sweet preparation or treacle of grape juice, much used in the East.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Semitic *dibš- Arabic دِبْس (dibs)bor. English dibs Borrowed from Arabic دِبْس (dibs).
plural of dib
A child's game, played with dib bones or stones, throwing them up from one's palm and catching them on the back of the hand.
Money.
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