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- Dictionarydibs/dɪbz/
plural
- 1. the right to share or choose something: "they want dibs on the poster"
- 2. money. dated
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Dibs is a noun that means a right to have or get something from someone, or to use something. It is mainly used in informal speech in the US and UK. Learn more about its usage, pronunciation and related words.
- English (US)
DIBS meaning: 1. a right to have or get something from...
- Znaczenie Dibs, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
DIBS definicja: 1. a right to have or get something from...
- Diatribe
DIATRIBE definition: 1. an angry speech or piece of writing...
- English (US)
Dibs is a slang word for money or claim, especially in small amounts. Learn the origin, synonyms, examples, and related phrases of dibs from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
To call dibs, you usually actually say (or shout) dibs, especially while mentioning the thing you’re claiming, as in Dibs on the last slice of pizza! If you’ve got dibs, you consider yourself to have the right to the thing that you’ve made a claim to. Dibs is very informal and is mostly used by kids.
When you have dibs on something, you've made a claim to it — you have a right to own, control, or share it. You and your brother might have grown up arguing over who had dibs on riding in the front seat of the car.
Dibs is a slang word for having the right to have something before anyone else, or a claim to a share of something. It can also mean money or jacks, a children's game.
n. Informal. 1. money in small amounts. 2. rights or claims regarding the use or possession of something: I have dibs on the car when she brings it back. [1720–30; shortening of earlier dibstones knucklebones used in a children's game ( dib of obscure orig.)]
Definition of dibs noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
