DIBS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A claim of rights

Example:

I have dibs on that last slice of pizza

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("dibs" is a kind of...):

claim (an assertion of a right (as to money or property))

Domain usage:

argot; cant; jargon; lingo; patois; slang; vernacular (a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves))

Present simple (third person singular) of the verb dib