English Explanatory Dictionary

first dibs

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The first choice, a preference (on something).

Word forms

first dibs

Etymology

From dibs (“the right to use something before anyone else”); see further etymology there.

Related words

first come first served
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