What is the meaning of DIBS. Phrases containing DIBS
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Shouting this word is laying claim to something; the last cookie, the best seat, the right to go first in a game.
A claim – as in “got dibs†on that seat
n 1. A claim; rights: I have dibs on that last piece of pie. 2. Money, especially in small amounts.
Ill-gotten gains, stolen money
Jack of dibs is British slang for a generous man.
money. Dib was also US slang meaning $1 (one dollar), which presumably extended to more than one when pluralised. Origins of dib/dibs/dibbs are uncertain but probably relate to the old (early 1800s) children's game of dibs or dibstones played with the knuckle-bones of sheep or pebbles. Also relates to (but not necessairly derived from) the expression especially used by children, 'dibs' meaning a share or claim of something, and dibbing or dipping among a group of children, to determine shares or winnings or who would be 'it' for a subsequent chasing game. In this sort of dipping or dibbing, a dipping rhyme would be spoken, coinciding with the pointing or touchung of players in turn, eliminating the child on the final word, for example:
Dibs was th century slang for money.
Noun. A claim. E.g."I put dibs on tasting it first."Verb. To put a personal claim on something. E.g."I made the cocktail so I dibs first taste."
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A sweet preparation or treacle of grape juice, much used in the East.
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A pebble used in a child's game called dibstones.
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