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dibs

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dibs  (dbz)
pl.n. Slang
1. A claim; rights: I have dibs on that last piece of pie.
2. Money, especially in small amounts.
[Short for dibstones, counters used in a game, probably from obsolete dib, to tap.]
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Noun1.dibs - a claim of rights; "I have dibs on that last slice of pizza"
claim - an assertion of a right (as to money or property); "his claim asked for damages"
jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"


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He thought the whole duty of man was to be smarter than his fellows, get his hands, as he put it, "on the dibs," and have a good time.
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