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• Dibs in Search of Self — is a true story by psychologist and author Virginia Axline. It chronicles a series of play therapy sessions over a period of one year with an emotionally crippled boy who comes from wealthy and highly educated family who, in spite of obvious… …   Wikipedia

• Dibs — Dibs, n. A sweet preparation or treacle of grape juice, much used in the East. Johnston. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• dibs — [dıbz] n [plural] AmE informal [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Probably from dibstones game played with small stones , from dib to hit lightly (17 19 centuries)] the right to have, use, or do something ▪ Freshmen have first dibs on dormitory rooms …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• dibs — ☆ ☆ dibs [dibz] n. [contr. < dibstone, a knucklebone or jack in a children s game < dib (< ?) + STONE ] Slang a claim to a share of, or rights in, something wanted [I ve got first dibs on that candy bar] interj. used to announce such a… …   English World dictionary

• Dibs — Dibs, so v.w. Dattelhonig …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

• dibs — [ dıbz ] noun singular INFORMAL a right to have something …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• dibs — children s word to express a claim on something, 1932, originally U.S., apparently a contraction of dibstone a knucklebone or jack in a children s game (1690s), of unknown origin …   Etymology dictionary

• dibs — [n] claim dueness, entitlement, preemptive declaration, privilege, request, rights; concepts 278,318,376,709 …   New thesaurus

• dibs on — (US) A claim to • • • Main Entry: ↑dib …   Useful english dictionary

• dibs on … — dibs on… idiom (NAmE) (BrE bags (I)…) used to claim sth as yours before sb else can claim it Main entry: ↑dibsidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• Dibs — This article is about the cultural convention. For the UK children s TV character, see Cosmo and Dibs. For the Arab sweet, see Pekmez. Calling dibs is an informal convention to declare a specific right to something that no individual otherwise… …   Wikipedia