| Definitions | | dibs |
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noun
- (context, children's English, slang) A claim to the right to use or enjoy something exclusively or before anyone else.
- I have on the hammock!
- Who's got first on the chips?
Translations: Etymology: Since the early 19th century, of disputed origin. Possibly short for dibstones, counters used in a game with the same name, or from dib in the obsolete meaning "to tap." Could also be related to northern English dip "small depression in the ground" or a shortened version of divide.
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