Meaning of dibs | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The right to use or enjoy something exclusively or before anyone else.
   informal, uncountable
2. A sweet preparation or treacle of grape juice, much used in the East.
   dated, uncountable
3. 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.
   obsolete
4. Money.
   archaic, slang

Equivalents

Examples

“I call dibs on the hammock!”

“He called dibs on batting first.”

“Who's got dibs on the chips?”

“Del Valle has the blessing of a garage, so he doesn't have to claim “dibs” on shoveled street spots himself, he said.”

“It aims to give unionized California government workers "more workplace discipline protections and first dibs on state government work," as the Sacramento Bee put it.”

“Besides what is thus consumed, the village makes about 180,000 pounds of raisins , one third of which is for home consumption , and about 24,000 pounds of dibs, ( grape molasses , ) all of which is for home use”

“Get hold of the dibs, says he, and then you are bound to be right.”

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