dibs
Informal verbal claim
Dibs is an informal claim on something, typically called out to establish priority: I call dibs on the front seat.
The word functions as both the claim itself and the act of claiming.
Children use it to settle who gets what; adults use it semi-ironically for the same purpose.
Dibs on the last slice of pizza.
Sharpened post or share
- mineOre excavation site
- called itGuessed correctly beforehand
- shotgunLong gun firing shot
- possessionState of owning
ownership · entitlement · reservation · preemption · rightful · exclusive · secured · earmark
Position number one
- precedenceSuperior rank or importance
- preferenceFavored choice among alternatives
- primacyCondition of being foremost
- queueOrdered waiting line
head start · seniority · rank · lead · foremost · preeminence · advantage · privilege
stake
Sharpened post or share
possession · ownership · entitlement · reservation · preemption · rightful · exclusive · secured · earmark · reserve
first
Position number one
- precedenceSuperior rank or importance
- preferenceFavored choice among alternatives
- primacyCondition of being foremost
queue · head start · seniority · rank · lead · foremost · preeminence · advantage · privilege · right
shout
Loud vocal outburst
called · claimed · reserved · taken · hands off · back off · got it · pick · choose · select
- playground callsnot it, my turn, you're it, you're out, safe
- first choicetop pick, favorite, number one, priority, front runner
- playground rulesdo-over, finders keepers, called it, time out, first pick
- dibsmine, claimed, called it, shotgun, finders keepers
- cantcant, flash, patter, lingo, cove
- informal agreementsverbal agreement, oral agreement, handshake deal, gentleman's agreement, verbal contract
dibswaiver
Formal surrender of rights
relinquishment · renunciation · release · quitclaim · disclaimer
dibslast pick
Final, unchosen remainder
leftovers · sloppy seconds · last in line · seconds · after you
- first dibsPriority claim privilege
- called dibs