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dibs

The correct spelling is dibs.

How to pronounce dibs

noun

IPA: /dɪbz/

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The correct spelling is dibs. The right to use or enjoy something exclusively or before anyone else. For example: "Dibs means I get the hammock."

Usage Examples

Dibs means I get the hammock.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.The right to use or enjoy something exclusively or before anyone else.
  2. 2.A sweet preparation or treacle of grape juice, much used in the East.
  3. 3.A dibber (gardening tool)
  4. 4.One of the small bones in the knee joints of sheep uniting the bones above and below the joints.

verb

  1. 1.To claim a temporary right to (something); to reserve.

interjection

  1. 1.Used to claim this right

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