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That means that seven teams have dibs over Carolina.—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 25 Aug. 2025 Lovett said young adults in Vista will get first dibs, followed by others around North County.—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025 Also, if Utah or Miami were to score an upset in the opening round, St. Louis would have first dibs at taking that team instead of Orlando, which would foul up these predictions completely.—Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025 The deal also includes re-hiring language that will give union members who worked an immediately preceding season of a series first dibs to return to that series in the next season.—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 7 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for dibs
Word History
Etymology
short for dibstones jacks, from obsolete dib to dab
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