Meaning & use

dibs

noun·Everyday

An informal claim to have or use something before anyone else.

See it in a sentence

I called dibs on the last slice of pizza before anyone else could grab it.

As the oldest sibling, she always got first dibs on the front seat.

A note on using this word

"Dibs" is informal and almost always follows the verb "call," as in "call dibs," or appears in the phrase "first dibs."

Words with a similar meaning

first claimpriority

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