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dibs
noun- first right to, first claim on US, 1932
Among the earliest slang a child in the US learns; derives from “dib” (a portion or a share) which was first recorded in the UK in 1889. - — Helen Dahlskog (Editor), A Dictionary of Contemporary and Colloquial Usage, p. 18, 1972
- The black market, meaning the dope fiends who slept in our kitchen in the winter, offered us dibs on what they stole. — Odie Hawkins, Scars and Memories, p. 147, 1987
- But now, you understand, Homicide will have a priority, first dibs. — Elmore Leonard, Freaky Deaky, p. 175, 1988
- “Vijay has his dibs in on them.” “But, Frank, that’s not fair!” I complained. “I know, Nick. But those are the rules. Dibs is dibs. You know that.” — C.D. Payne, Youth in Revolt, p. 284, 1993
- RANDAL: That’s the movie I came for. V.A. CUSTOMER: I have first dibs. RANDAL: Says who? V.A. CUSTOMER: Says me. I’ve been here for half an hour. I’d call that first dibs. — Clerks, p. 35, 1994
- “Dibs on that bitch,” I avow. “Good luck,” Dylan says. — Marty Beckerman, Death to All Cheerleaders, p. 13, 2000
- money UK, 1807
- “How you gonna raise the dibs?” “Multi-national companies. Conservation groups.” — Anthony Masters, Minder, p. 176, 1984
- [T]he dibs being already earmarked for so-called artists who seem two Burnt Umbers short of a palate[.] — Andrew Nickolds, Back to Basics, p. 27, 1994
- a living US
- What do you shake them for? How do you make your dibs? — Raymond Chandler, The Little Sister, p. 28, 1949
- a room, apartment or house US
- Ken “Naz” Young, Naz’s Dictionary of Teen Slang, p. 30, 1993
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