Definition of DIBS

dibs

Noun

  • a claim of rights
    • "I have dibs on that last slice of pizza"
  • The right to use or enjoy something exclusively or before anyone else.
  • A sweet preparation or treacle of grape juice, much used in the East.
  • plural of dib
  • 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.
  • Money.

Intj

  • Used to claim this right.

Verb

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

Examples

  • He called dibs on batting first.
  • I call dibs on the hammock!
  • Who's got dibs on the chips?

Origin / Etymology

Since the early 19th century, of disputed origin. Most commonly thought to be from dibstones (“counters used in a game with the same name”). Also from dib (“to tap”) or related to northern English dip (“small depression in the ground”), or a shortened version of divide.

Synonyms

bags, bagsy

Scrabble Score: 7

dibs: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
dibs: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
dibs: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

dibs: valid Words With Friends Word