DIBS

dibs

(noun) a claim of rights; “I have dibs on that last slice of pizza”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

dibs (uncountable)

(informal) The right to use or enjoy something exclusively or before anyone else.

Synonyms

• bags (Australia)

Interjection

dibs

(informal) Used to claim this right

Verb

dibs (third-person singular simple present dibses, present participle dibsing, simple past and past participle dibsed)

(informal) To claim a temporary right to (something); to reserve.

Synonyms

• (to reserve): bagsy (UK), bags (Australia)

Etymology 2

Noun

dibs (uncountable)

(dated) A sweet preparation or treacle of grape juice, much used in the East.

Etymology 3

Noun

dibs

plural of dib

(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.

Anagrams

• BIDS, IDBs, bids

Noun

DIBs

plural of DIB

Anagrams

• BIDS, IDBs, bids

Source: Wiktionary


Dibs, n.

Definition: A sweet preparation or treacle of grape juice, much used in the East. Johnston.

DIB

Dib, v. i.

Definition: To dip. [Prov. Eng.] Walton.

Dib, n.

1. One of the small bones in the knee joints of sheep uniting the bones above and below the joints.

2. pl.

Definition: A child's game, played with dib bones.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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