dibs on

phrase

US, informal

—used to say one is making a claim (to something)

"I call dibs on the front seat!"

Examples of dibs on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In addition, the studio is calling dibs on November 10, 2028 for another Disney movie. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2026

Bath & Body Works rewards members get dibs on the collection and can shop select products, including the eau de parfum, ultimate hydration body cream, and 3-wick candle pedestal, on the app and online starting March 22. — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026

Newly single Nicole Kidman may have a new suitor in due time, as MGM Resorts Chairman Paul Salem calls dibs on the Oscar winner following her divorce from Keith Urban. — Jami Ganz, Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2026

The naked grab of the country’s oil (Trump has already put dibs on 30 million to 50 million barrels) removes any further ambiguity. — Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026

The morning after the Forum show, clients would file into a showroom at the Westin Excelsior to place orders and put in dibs on the one-of-a-kind garments. — D. T. Max, New Yorker, 28 July 2025

Several other big-time names have visited the roughly 99-acre campus and called dibs on the cavernous spaces, in many cases planning to produce new site-specific pieces, but Mourmans is not ready to reveal their identities publicly. — Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 27 July 2025

Averaging out at between 66 to 70 degrees Fahrenheit, Tisvelde makes for a much more comfortable beach day and eliminates the pressure to call dibs on limited spots of shady refuge before some other beach-goer does. — Anoushka Dutta, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 July 2025

In the scorching Texas heat, being first in line to get dibs on ice cream at the commissary was a major incentive. — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 11 July 2025

Rhymes for dibs on

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