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| dibs | |
| 1. n. (informal) A claim to the right to use or enjoy something exclusively or before anyone else. |  |
| Dibs means I get the hammock. | |
| Who's got dibs on the chips? | |
| 2. interj. (informal) Used to claim this right | |
| 3. v. (informal) To claim a temporary right to (something); to reserve. | |
| 4. n. (dated) A sweet preparation or treacle of grape juice, much used in the East. | |
| 5. n. plural of dib | |
| 6. n. (obsolete) 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. | |
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