- dibs⇄dibs (1), noun pl.
1. a game somewhat like jacks but played with small pieces of bone or the like.
2. the pieces used in this game.
3. (Slang.) money.
Ex. Bad as wages were ... they did bring in the ... dibs (New Yorker). - dibs⇄dibs (2), noun.
a thick, sweet syrup made in countries of the East, especially the Middle East, from grape juice or dates. - dibs⇄expr. dibs on, (Slang.)
a. a demand on; claim on.
Ex. The automobile business gets first dibs on steel (Harper's).
b. a claim to be the first to do, to be, to choose, etc..
Ex. Dibs on the cookies.