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"text": "Who's got dibs on the chips?"
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"sense": "the right to use or enjoy something exclusively or before anyone else",
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"(informal) To claim a temporary right to (something); to reserve."
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"text": "I call dibs on the hammock!"
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"text": "Who's got dibs on the chips?"
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"ref": "2011 March 23, “We asked mayoral candidates: Do you support 'dibs' on parking spots?”, in Chicago Sun-Times",
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"(informal) The right to use or enjoy something exclusively or before anyone else."
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"word": "helle for"
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