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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