dibs

[ dibz ]

/ dɪbz /

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noun Informal.

money in small amounts.

rights; claims: I have dibs on the car when Jimmy brings it back.

Origin of dibs

1720–30; shortening of earlier dibstones a children's game; see dib

Words nearby dibs

diborane, dibrach, dibranchiate, Dibrom, dibromide, dibs, dibucaine, dibucaine number, dibutyl phthalate, DIC, dicalcium silicate

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Example sentences from the Web for dibs

Plus, Con Ed gets first dibs on whatever comes over the transom.
Fantasy Shopper|Alexandra Penney|December 10, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Why should the Jewish community get first dibs at hanging out the ‘now hiring’ sign?
Will Chelsea Convert?|Samuel P. Jacobs|December 1, 2009|DAILY BEAST
You hand over the dibs in the morning, and we will tell you where the girl is in the afternoon.
The Crime Club|William Holt-White
Glad you're in time, sir, and to 'ear the dibs a-rattlin' in your pockets.
Acton's Feud|Frederick Swainson

I've got the dibs for yer ticket done up in this 'ere belt I'm a-goin' to put on you.
Harding's luck|E. [Edith] Nesbit
"It's the dibs as we want, Mr. Sowerby; that's all," were the last words which he spoke as the member of Parliament left the room.
Framley Parsonage|Anthony Trollope
You're too mean and miserable to do anything but count your dibs.
The Chequers|James Runciman

British Dictionary definitions for dibs

dibs

/ (dɪbz) /

pl n

another word for jacks

a slang word for money

(foll by on) informal rights (to) or claims (on): used mainly by children

Word Origin for dibs

C18: shortened from dibstones children's game played with knucklebones or pebbles, probably from dib to tap, dip, variant of dab 1

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Idioms and Phrases with dibs

dibs

see have dibs on.

单词	dibs
释义	dibs [ dibz ] / dɪbz / SEE SYNONYMS FOR dibs ON THESAURUS.COM noun Informal. money in small amounts. rights; claims: I have dibs on the car when Jimmy brings it back. Origin of dibs 1720–30; shortening of earlier dibstones a children's game; see dib Words nearby dibs diborane, dibrach, dibranchiate, Dibrom, dibromide, dibs, dibucaine, dibucaine number, dibutyl phthalate, DIC, dicalcium silicate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dibs Plus, Con Ed gets first dibs on whatever comes over the transom. Fantasy Shopper\|Alexandra Penney\|December 10, 2009\|DAILY BEAST Why should the Jewish community get first dibs at hanging out the ‘now hiring’ sign? Will Chelsea Convert?\|Samuel P. Jacobs\|December 1, 2009\|DAILY BEAST You hand over the dibs in the morning, and we will tell you where the girl is in the afternoon. The Crime Club\|William Holt-White Glad you're in time, sir, and to 'ear the dibs a-rattlin' in your pockets. Acton's Feud\|Frederick Swainson I've got the dibs for yer ticket done up in this 'ere belt I'm a-goin' to put on you. Harding's luck\|E. [Edith] Nesbit "It's the dibs as we want, Mr. Sowerby; that's all," were the last words which he spoke as the member of Parliament left the room. Framley Parsonage\|Anthony Trollope You're too mean and miserable to do anything but count your dibs. The Chequers\|James Runciman British Dictionary definitions for dibs dibs / (dɪbz) / pl n another word for jacks a slang word for money (foll by on) informal rights (to) or claims (on): used mainly by children Word Origin for dibs C18: shortened from dibstones children's game played with knucklebones or pebbles, probably from dib to tap, dip, variant of dab 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with dibs dibs see have dibs on. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to dibs privilege, request, entitlement, rights, dueness
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dibs

noun Informal.

Origin of dibs

Words nearby dibs

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British Dictionary definitions for dibs

pl n

Word Origin for dibs

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