as in right
an entitlement to something
I get dibs on the front seat!
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In the house’s eaves, where Sheraton and her husband kept cozy twin offices, the books awaited Slotnick, who specializes in out-of-print and antiquarian titles, and who’d been given first dibs.
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Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024
In Chicago, there is a wintertime tradition known as dibs.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
Still, East Coast summertime has its own dibs situations: the territorial beach umbrella, the Great Lawn Philharmonic blanket grab, the incumbent at the top of the national ticket who won’t cede his perch.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
Making his return from a two-week absence with a sprained ankle, Kyle Harrison will get first dibs at clinching the series Saturday and represents the first of a cavalcade of reinforcements to come, with Blake Snell, Robbie Ray and Alex Cobb all around the corner.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 5 July 2024
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Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024
In Chicago, there is a wintertime tradition known as dibs.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
Still, East Coast summertime has its own dibs situations: the territorial beach umbrella, the Great Lawn Philharmonic blanket grab, the incumbent at the top of the national ticket who won’t cede his perch.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
Making his return from a two-week absence with a sprained ankle, Kyle Harrison will get first dibs at clinching the series Saturday and represents the first of a cavalcade of reinforcements to come, with Blake Snell, Robbie Ray and Alex Cobb all around the corner.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 5 July 2024
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“Dibs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dibs. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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