dibs
The right to use or enjoy something exclusively or before anyone elseThe right to use or enjoy something exclusively or before anyone else.
» I have first dibs on the front seat!
Meaning
4 senses(informal, uncountable)The right to use or enjoy something exclusively or before anyone else.
I call dibs on the hammock!
He called dibs on batting first.
Vorrecht
чурčur
(dated, uncountable)A sweet preparation or treacle of grape juice, much used in the East.
(obsolete)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.
(archaic, slang)Money.
- a claim of rights
Examples
4 sentencesI have first dibs on the front seat!
Tom always has first dibs on the finest wines!
If you ever decide to sell your old record collection, I want first dibs!
Dibs I go first!
Translations
5 languagesOrigin
Since the early 19th century, of disputed origin. Most commonly thought to be from dibstonSince 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.
Borrowed from Arabic دِبْس (dibs).
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