dibs

Dibs is defined as a slang term for money and a slang term for a claim to something.

(noun)

When you declare that the last piece of pie is yours, this is an example of a situation where you call dibs on the last piece of pie.

See dibs in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

☆ Slang a claim to a share of, or rights in, something wanted: I've got first dibs on that candy bar

Origin: contr. < dibstone, a knucklebone or jack in a children's game < dib (< ?) + stone

interjection

used to announce such a claim

See dibs in American Heritage Dictionary 4

plural noun
Slang

Origin:

Origin: Short for dibstones, counters used in a game

Origin: , probably from obsolete dib, to tap

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