Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun plural A claim; rights.
- noun plural Money, especially in small amounts.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A thick molasses or syrup made in Syria by boiling down grape-juice; also, syrup or honey of dates.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A sweet preparation or treacle of grape juice, much used in the East.
- noun A small amount of money.
- noun A right or claim, such as the right of use, or of first choice.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun informal A
claim to theright to use or enjoy somethingexclusively or before anyone else. - verb To claim a temporary right to (something); to
reserve . - noun dated A sweet
preparation ortreacle ofgrape juice , much used in the East. - noun Plural form of
dib . - noun obsolete A child's game, played with dib bones.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a claim of rights
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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If he plans to do so by challenging the precinct to the most amazing scat-off we've ever seen, we call dibs on front-seat tickets.
Beezow Doo-Doo Zopittybop-Bop-Bop, 30, Arrested By Madison, Wisc. Police 2012
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And before all you SB Nation and Mister Irrelevant writers start composing your own list of the 10 greatest moments in D.C. sports, I call dibs on that post.
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Like I told you, I called dibs, so if you just cooperate with Mia, you and me will be rolling around in bed before you know it.
Ecstasy in Darkness Gena Showalter 2010
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Like I told you, I called dibs, so if you just cooperate with Mia, you and me will be rolling around in bed before you know it.
Ecstasy in Darkness Gena Showalter 2010
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If lifehacker gives away any free slots, I call dibs on one!
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Note to fellow bloggers: I call dibs on the future post of “How to make baseball more relevant.”
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I call dibs on including EVERY SINGLE ONE of Bookshelves O' Doom's books with the exception of my own for my follow-up list.
Archive 2008-01-01 a. fortis 2008
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I call dibs on including EVERY SINGLE ONE of Bookshelves O' Doom's books with the exception of my own for my follow-up list.
The WritingYA Weblog: Hollow-headed Headrush tanita davis 2008
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I call dibs on the girl in the black and white plaid at 2:08!
Now, hop on your motor scooter, go to the beach, and dance. Ann Althouse 2008
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I call dibs on the first book signed by the author!
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